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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It would appear, ... that many of the smaller, more independent dot.com firms have been swallowed up by their larger competitors or have fallen into bankruptcy and eventual closure.
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Between technology and globalization, a large majority of U.S. white-collar jobs will become obsolete and either eliminated or dramatically altered,
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While companies seemed to be hoarding workers post-merger or acquisition through February, it appears that this is not the case anymore. While we do not have our own merger job-cut data for March tabulated yet, we know a large number of merger-related cuts were announced.
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We have already seen a couple of large deals announced this year, one of which expected as many as 10,000 job cuts to take place as redundant positions are eliminated, ... This could be a big year for such transactions.
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The question for the economy at large is to what extent will it absorb these people and these businesses.
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Dell has led the way in creating a global workforce. Its increases show, to a large degree, how it wants to compete on a global scale.
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large number of lower-middle class and middle-class Americans struggling to make it paycheck-to-paycheck will be short of discretionary income during the holiday shopping season.
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We typically see higher job cuts in January as companies set into motion business plans and employment needs for the new year.
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With job-cut figures surging, you would expect to see long lines at the unemployment offices and at every location looking to hire,
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With fewer job cuts last month and virtually no let-up of demand for skilled workers across all industries, one would expect far more wage pressure than has been seen,
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With factors like technology, outsourcing and consolidation working against job creation, any job market rebound we see in the near future will be relatively small,
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These sectors may continue to see high chief executive turnover in light of what will most likely be categorized as a lackluster holiday shopping season.
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These ... factors are going to keep hiring from taking off in 2004. Job seekers certainly should not expect to see a repeat of the tremendous job expansion of the mid-to-late 1990s.
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The strong economy prompted ambitious yearly plans on the part of many companies, especially those in consumer goods manufacturing, ... In order to meet those goals, as well as to stay competitive in today's global 24-hour economy, several companies in the poll have added or plan to add third shifts, creating the need for even more workers.