2021 Holiday Party Survey Report Published November 12, 2021 For the second holiday season in a pandemic, U.S.-based employers are grappling with how to connect their employees for year-end celebrations. While 26.6% of companies are planning to hold an in-person holiday party, up from the 5.33%...
OCTOBER 2021 JOB CUTS RISE 28% TO 22,822 Published November 4, 2021 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 27.5% in October to 22,822 from the 17,895 announced in September. It is the highest monthly total since May, when 24,586 cuts were recorded, according to a report...
Published November 2, 2021 Join us for our second installment of the Challenger Connection. We will be discussing issues surrounding the Great Resignation, the current jobs picture, how companies are handling vaccines, hiring plans, and other year-end trends. Take our survey here and get first access to...
All You Need to Know About Job Recruiters UPDATED November 1, 2021 The Challenger Executive Networking group welcomed Cynthia Solie, global head of talent acquisition for top corporations such as Gardner Denver and IDEX, to discuss the job search process from HR’s perspective. She gave a peek...
Challenger VP, Andrea Grant to Lead Coaching Sessions at Business Leadership Event Published October 21, 2021 [caption id="attachment_14006" align="aligncenter" width="1140"] 16th Annual National Diversity Women's Business Leadership Conference featuring Vice President, Andrea Grant of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Click the image to register.[/caption] Diversity Women’s Business Leadership Conference will...
Challenger CEO Report: CEO Exits Down Over 2020 as Leaders Contend with Labor Shortage PUBLISHED October 13, 2021 U.S.-based companies announced 103 CEO changes in September, down 13% from the 118 exits in August, and 13% lower than the 119 CEOs who left their posts in September...
Challenger Report: September Cuts Rise 14%, Lowest Quarterly Total Since Q2 1997; 1.7K+ Cuts Due to Vaccine Refusal Published October 7, 2021 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 14% in September to 17,895 from the 24-year low of 15,723 cuts announced in August, according to a...
Preparing for the Interview Updated September 2021 Interviews are stressful. In an annual Challenger survey of job seekers, 37 percent of respondents cited obtaining interviews and interviewing well as the most difficult part of the job search on average. One question almost always comes up in interviews,...
Vaccination Status + Resumes Published September 16, 2021 As companies await the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule that will require workplaces with over 100 employees to get their workforce vaccinated or face weekly testing, hiring authorities are also planning what this means for their new...
Truvelop Features Challenger VP Andrea Grant at the Sharing Holistic Team Member Support Event Published September 14, 2021 Tomorrow, September 15th at 12:00 pm EST, Truvelop is hosting an Online Community Lunch & Learn. From the organization: In our next Lunch and Learn, we will be covering what it means...
2021 Seasonal Retail Hiring Outlook Published September 14, 2021 Few Large-scale Seasonal Hiring Announcements As Employers Worry About Finding Permanent Workers Ahead of the 2021 holiday season, retailers and other seasonal employers find themselves in the midst of a difficult labor shortage, raising wages and offering previously unheard-of benefits...
Here's who loves Biden's vaccine mandate: The companies that have to enforce it By David Goldman, CNN Business Published September 10, 2021 Original article. President Joe Biden gave a gift to every major company in America by forcing them to mandate vaccines or stringently test their employees for Covid. Their reaction...
