Despite a record number of hiring announcements for the holiday season last year, Retailers added the lowest number of jobs since 2009, 625,600 in the final quarter of 2018, according to an analysis of non-seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by...
2019 Seasonal Retail Hiring Outlook Hiring To Stagnate In 2019 Published September 19, 2019 Holiday Retail Hiring Fell More Than 6% In 2018, As Thousands Of Stores Closed Despite a record number of hiring announcements for the holiday season last year, Retailers added the lowest number of jobs...
CEO John ChallengerChallenger showed appreciation to all employees by chartering a boat for an afternoon on Lake Michigan! Numerous awards were given out to our coaches by our SVP Penny Hawley, as well as John Wirkes, Patricia Novotny, Bill Zawaski, Lauren Loranger, Juan Montalvo, and...
Increased churn continues at the chief executive position, as employers at U.S.-based companies announced 159 chief executive officer changes, the highest monthly total on record, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Last...
Increased churn continues at the chief executive position, as employers at U.S.-based companies announced 159 chief executive officer changes, the highest monthly total on record, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Last...
Last week, Heather Dolan had the privilege of co-hosting a dynamic, interactive event for 50 HR leaders in NYC. Elliott Nelson and Telma Viale from Kennedy Fitch consulting led the full day workshop centered around the future of work and employee experience. Attendees had the...
James E. Challenger Founded Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. and with it, the Outplacement Industry PUBLISHED Sept 10, 2019 James E. Challenger, founder of the outplacement industry and champion of discharged workers, died on August 30th at his home outside Chicago. He was 93. He was raised in...
U.S.-based employers ramped up the pace of downsizing in August, as companies announced plans to cut 53,480 jobs from their payrolls. This is up 37.7% from July’s total of 38,845, according to the latest report on job cuts released Thursday from global outplacement and business...
August 2019 Challenger Report Published September 4, 2019 U.S.-based employers ramped up the pace of downsizing in August, as companies announced plans to cut 53,480 jobs from their payrolls. This is up 37.7% from July’s total of 38,845, according to the latest report on job cuts released...
Despite some indicators pointing to a potential downturn, such as the slowdown in manufacturing and automotive, lower business investment, and waning market confidence, the labor market remains tight and companies everywhere are looking to attract and hire talent. This Labor Day, job seekers would be...
Despite some indicators pointing to a potential downturn, such as the slowdown in manufacturing and automotive, lower business investment, and waning market confidence, the labor market remains tight and companies everywhere are looking to attract and hire talent. This Labor Day, job seekers would be...
Job seekers have a lot of tools at their disposal to learn about companies, professionals, and industries. Colleen Madden Blumenfeld and Ashley Parker, two of Challenger's ace business researchers, discuss best practices for job seekers before going into an interview or applying for a job....
