23 Oct CNBC: Layoffs Don’t Necessarily Spell Trouble – Challenger
Original Article: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/22/layoffs-dont-necessarily-spell-trouble-ch...
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22 Oct Forbes: How to Get a Holiday Job
Original Article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2015/10/20/hot-to-get-a-holiday-job/ "But you don’t need to confine your search to gigantic corporate employers, says John Challenger, chief executive of Chicago-based outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. If you’re a foody, consider that caterers and restaurants take on new staff over the holidays. If...
21 Oct Associated Press: Amazon to hire 100K for Holidays
Original Article: http://triblive.com/business/headlines/9295198-74/hiring-percent-holiday...
21 Oct Challenger Wins The Owler Hot in 2015 Award!
Challenger, Gray & Christmas has won a HOT IN 2015 AWARD out of over 16,000 companies in Chicago on Owler! Owler's HOT in 2015 winners are chosen using several different metrics, including data we collect from our community and company profile views. We are excited to...
20 Oct Join VP Tracey Kearny at the Career Development Symposium in Houston, October 27th
The discussion will be driven by audience participation, so come ready with all your career and job search questions! Register here: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Offering Link: http://talent.houstontx.gov/Saba/Web/COH/goto/GuestOfferingDetails?offer...
20 Oct VP Rich Spriggle and coach Mark Williams Rock Michigan SHRM Conference in Grand Rapids
Last week, our Vice President in Michigan Rich Spriggle, along with coach Mark Williams, set up shop at the DeVos Place for the 2015 Michigan Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference in Grand Rapids. We were one of 130 exhibitors for over 900 attendees....
14 Oct Challenger is a Proud Sponsor of Antiques & Modernism Winnetka, November 6-8
Challenger, Gray & Christmas is a sponsor of this event by the Woman's Board of Winnetka Community House on November 6-8. CEO John Challenger's mother was a founding member of the Woman's Board and our Raheela Anwar was president for two years and is chairing...
12 Oct 5 Trends Reshaping Retail Hiring
While holiday hiring is expected to remain virtually unchanged from a year ago, where that hiring occurs is going through a dramatic change, according to the employment experts at global outplacement and business coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. “It used to be that the...
07 Oct Houston Women in Energy: 7 Investments To Make In Your Career Preview
Hosted by Pink Petro (www.pinkpetro.com) Register now! http://bit.ly/7invest A portion of ticket sales will be donated to breast cancer research! Join Wendy Gawlik of Challenger, Gray & Christmas as she explores career strategies for women in energy. For a quick preview, Wendy gives us a snapshot of two...
07 Oct 2015 September CEO Report: 104 CEOs Leave in September, 339 in Q3
Published on: Oct 7, 2015 Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers fell slightly in September as 104 planned CEO departures were reported, down 2.8 percent from the 107 in August, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The September...
30 Sep 2015 September Job Cut Report: Employers Slash Nearly 60K, HP Cuts Make Up More Than Half
The third quarter ended with a surge in job cuts, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to shed 58,877 in September, a 43 percent increase from the previous month, according to a report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The September...
29 Sep SVP Cindi Carlson: To Quit or Not to Quit
That is the question. The answer is simple: Trust your gut. Your unconscious self, coupled with your gut, is an absolutely amazing thing. It’s probably one of the most miraculous things we as human beings have going for us. Unfortunately, many of us don’t listen to it;...