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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We are approaching full employment and some employers are already dreaming up perks to attract the best talent.
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It is difficult to attract new businesses to a city if there are not enough skilled workers to employ. It is much more difficult to attract new people if there are no jobs immediately available, ... What smaller cities are accomplishing in this economy is truly amazing.
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The labor market is starting to look more and more like the one we experienced in the late 1990s. Companies are undoubtedly reluctant to increase their costs, but it has become necessary to boost salaries and special benefits in order to attract and retain the top talent.
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The labor market is quickly getting to the point where we will see upward pressure on wages, as employers attempt to attract more workers and retain the ones they have.
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There are lots of job losses, yet at the same time there is really extraordinary job creation,
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When you look at countries like India, you see that there's a strong focus there on ramping up the technical education of its labor force,
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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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Trust your instincts, and talk with people in the organization and people in the industry,
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The question will be how do you share resources?
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What's emerging in this era where men and women are working together as colleagues and peers . . . are relationships that form between men and women that are really strong.
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You have to have as many balls up in the air as possible, ... In this day and age, you have to be more of a free agent than an indentured servant.
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Even though February job cuts showed a significant decline, there is no reason to think the job market is rebounding, ... The fact that cuts remained above 100,000 is a strong indicator that employers are still focused on contraction.
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Even in this runaway economy that has some factories running 24 hours, ... employers are still able to find areas that can be trimmed or eliminated altogether.
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Benefits are much worse for part-time workers. The number of people without health care insurance has gone over 40 million.