John Challenger
John Challenger
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, with headquarters located in Chicago, Illinois, is the oldest executive outplacement firm in the US. It has offices throughout North America...
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There is no question about it. More people today are striking out on their own, either involuntarily or voluntarily.
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We're seeing the dismantling of the retirement age of 65.
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What's new is that these relationships between men and women are less fraught with risk.
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In these types of transactions, ... payroll is usually targeted first for cost cuts, yielding the best and quickest results.
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Higher health care and energy costs for employers and employees are definitely taking a toll. Companies are being forced to enact more cost-containment measures to protect profits,
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In the beginning of the downturn, it was primarily the companies which conducted business solely over the Internet that were having the most trouble,
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Changes at the top are typically followed by changes further down the ladder. However, the high number of job cuts this year could also be leading to CEO changes.
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Changes at the top are typically followed by changes further down the ladder, ... However, the high number of job cuts this year could also be leading to CEO changes.
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Generation Y wants more meaningful work and is looking for more give-and-take from their employers. They want a lot of responsibilities and also to do work that is interesting to them.
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There has been a remarkable reversal since last fall and winter, when we saw several consecutive months in which departures numbered over 100.
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The good news for workers is that job cuts during the summer months typically decline from the beginning of the year. If that occurs this year, we could see job-cut figures fall to their lowest level in several years.
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We personally heard desperation in the voices of callers to our firm, ... On an average, callers thought it would take at least five and a half months to become re-employed.
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While some forecast the economy to be strong this year, some areas hit with heavy downsizing could struggle.
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We were seeing daily announcements of the demise of CEOs in a way that seemed to stand out.