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 has become apparent that U.S. companies are deciding that the best way to keep profits in line is to cut jobs at the first sign of weakness in any of their product lines.
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Layoffs are still very high, and the economy seems to be showing little sign of pulling out of the doldrums, ... These lower cuts may just mean that we aren't seeing any further dips right now -- that we're just in this kind of steady, low-wattage kind of state.
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It's a sign of company maturation as it begins to focus on its core areas.
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It's a good sign in the face of all these tech cuts, ... I'll bet they can really access great talent right now. To bring that many people into the company when pickings are really good, it should be a real lift for the company.
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It is a favorable sign that retailers have not joined in the job-cutting spree,
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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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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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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.
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is probably a multimillionaire, and giving them a gift would be more of a token.