13 May Survey on Social Media Says Employers Are Checking. Are You Saying the Right Things?
Employers Checking Your Social Media, But Will It Hurt Your Chances? http://t.co/6VMnJMY9nn — ChallengerGray (@ChallengerGray) May 13, 2014 ...
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13 May May 2014 Survey: 60% of Employers Checking Your Social Media
Will Social Media History Trip Up College Graduates? Published May 13, 2014 NEW SURVEY REVEALS HR EXECUTIVES’ VIEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY For this year’s crop of college graduates, the use of social media is second nature. However, will these grads’ comfort with sharing their lives on Facebook,...
07 May Stateline Pew Charitable Trust: Hiring Outlook Brighter for College Grads
Original Article: http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/hiring-outlook-bri...
07 May April 2014 CEO Report: Fewer CEO Exits, But More Ousted
Published on: May 7, 2014 On the heels of Target’s May 5th announcement that chief executive officer Gregg Steinhafel will resign following a major data breach that left thousands of credit card numbers vulnerable, global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. reported 94 CEOs left their...
02 May Challenger Sponsored HRMACs North/Northwest Suburbs IG: Agility Leadership
Thanks to @ChallengerGray for sponsoring this morning's North/Northwest Suburbs IG: Leadership Agility! #HRMAC #HR pic.twitter.com/ypNdfV82vI — HRMAC (@ChicagoHR) May 2, 2014 ...
01 May Job cuts rise in April to 40,298 on Retail, Financial
Job Cuts Rise 17 Percent in April to 40,298 http://t.co/Tgj75gwwm8 — ChallengerGray (@ChallengerGray) May 1, 2014 ...
01 May 2014 April Job Cut Report: Job Cuts Rise 17% to 40,298
EMPLOYERS ANNOUNCE 40,298 JOB CUTS; 2014 PACE STILL LOWEST SINCE 1997 Job cut announcements by U.S.-based firms were up 17 percent in April, as employers in retail and financial services continued to shed workers in a challenging business environment. Employers announced plans to shed 40,298...
30 Apr WSJ: In Drug Mergers, There’s One Sure Bet: The Layoffs
Original article: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230439370457953214103...
23 Apr The Disappearing Retail Worker
Retail Jobs Disappearing as E-tail Becomes the Norm With the rise of Amazon’s business model, more and more brick-and-mortar retailers are peddling their wares online, creating ease for the consumer but squeezing out the retail worker. An analysis from The Atlantic with data from...
23 Apr To Unionize or Not To Unionize
Recent movements by college athletes, such as at Northwestern, to unionize may have an unforeseen impact, according to one workplace authority. While athletes may benefit financially for their work on the field during college, employers may take pause when considering them for future positions....
17 Apr CNN Money Magazine: Entrepreneurship Sprouts Among Older Ex-Execs
Original article: http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/01/smallbusiness/entrepreneurs.moneymag/ "Last year 5.5% of jobless managers and executives launched a business, up 31% from 2012 and the highest level since 2009, says outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas. Confidence in the economy and access to individual health insurance via Obamacare help fuel the trend,...
17 Apr Addressing the Long Term Unemployment Problem
As of March, there were still more than 3.7 million Americans who have been unemployed for six months or longer. While the number of long-term unemployed as fallen dramatically from a peak of more than 7.0 million, it remains well above pre-recession levels when...