With the all-day barrage of text messages, emails, meeting requests, and phone calls, making any kind of decision or developing a long-term strategy can seem impossible. As technology is integrated more and more into everyday life, employers and employees might find it harder to effectively...
Original Article "Older workers could be part of the solution for employers facing a 'skills gap' in a period of low unemployment, said John Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm in Chicago. 'Smart employers do go to untapped areas,' which could...
The number of teenagers finding jobs in May declined for the third consecutive year, as a growing number of this population either struggles to find summer employment or simply abandons the traditional labor force. Employment among 16- to 19-year-olds increased by 146,000 in May, according to...
Published on: Jun 13, 2017 As increasingly more social media platforms become popular, job seekers continue to expand their online footprints, creating and building multiple profiles. Now, the overwhelming majority of job recruiters are turning to the internet as a means of ensuring that potential job candidates...
Created by SVP Cindi Cervone Carlson and VP Pamela Marshall Taylor, Challenger University prepares students and/or new grads to enter and ultimately succeed in the workforce. By arming them with the skills and guidance necessary to tackle the real world by storm, we prepare...
Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers fell to the lowest monthly total in over six years as 80 CEOs left their posts last month. That is down 12 percent from April when 91 CEO departures were recorded, according to a report released Wednesday by...
** CORRECTION: We have updated the Ford Motor Company number and reduced the company’s layoff announcement from 20,000 to 1,400. Ford has reached out and informed us that the 20,000 number was incorrectly reported several weeks ago. Many major media outlets reported the 20,000 number....
The impact of prescription drug abuse that was touted as a major crisis during the presidential campaign and continues to devastate American families has been measured in the workplace, according a survey by the National Safety Council. The cost of losing valued employees to a...
Published on: Jun 1, 2017 ** CORRECTION: We have updated the Ford Motor Company number and reduced the company’s layoff announcement from 20,000 to 1,400. Ford has reached out and informed us that the 20,000 number was incorrectly reported several weeks ago. Many major media outlets reported...
Original Article "A forecast from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. suggests that the creation of retail jobs, which have typically accounted for a quarter of teenage employment, won’t pick up until back-to-school shopping gains steam in late July." Related...
SVP Pete Tzavalas sat down with LA Talk Radio to discuss the job search! It will air Monday, May 29, or you can click here to hear the interview. ...
In mid-May, rapper Nicki Minaj made headlines, not for her music, but for paying off several of her fans’ student loan debt. Beyonce and Chance the Rapper have also pledged funds to help students. A new survey released Thursday by global out placement and executive...
