Job Search Tips
23 Nov Job Search Monday: Things To Do Over Thanksgiving Week
The holiday season offers a great opportunity for job seekers! Below are tips on the best approach to the holiday season! DON'T STOP Conventional wisdom states that companies don't hire during the holidays, and many job seekers put their searches on hold. This could be a fatal...
19 Nov Boston Leadership Dinner Series Welcomes Special Guest Robert Pozen
Robert Pozen, pictured here, back right, next to VP Lisa Turesky in green. Challenger's VP Lisa Turesky hosts a great networking dinner each quarter, the Boston HR Leadership Dinner Series. The most recent event included a very special and prestigious guest: former vice chair of Fidelity...
18 Nov Challenger Networking Group (CA) Welcomes Guest Speaker Matt Spooner
The Challenger Networking Group in southern California welcomed Matt Spooner, Director of McDermott & Bull Executive Network as a guest speaker last night, here pictured with SVP Pete Tzavalas. You can read more about Matt here: http://mbsearch.com/profile/matt-spooner/ Thanks for a great event!...
17 Nov October 2015 Retail Hiring Update: 200K Jobs Added, Most October Gains Ever Recorded
October Sees Record Breaking Hiring Retailers Add More Than 200,000 Published on: Nov 17, 2015 Most October Job Gains Ever Recorded Holiday hiring got off to its strongest start ever last month, as retailers added more than 200,000 new workers in October. However, the record pace is not expected...
16 Nov Job Search Monday: Ace the Interview
The interview is the final step in the elimination process, and the most important one. Nobody obtains a position without an interview or a series of interviews and, in most cases, the difference between the person who gets the job and the one who...
12 Nov Investor’s Business Daily: Tale of Two Companies, Jack Dorsey at Twitter, Square
Original Article: http://ow.ly/UzcQj "If he compartmentalizes well and makes sure his role is to fundamentally do the big things, to see the big picture or work on the big picture, then I think he will do fine," John Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray...
11 Nov 2015 October CEO Report: 94 CEO Changes in Oct, Down 10 Percent
Published on: Nov 11, 2015 Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers fell in October as 94 planned CEO departures were reported, down 9.6 percent from the 104 in September, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The October total...
09 Nov Job Search Monday: Take Advantage of Your Internship
Roughly one-in-four employers recruit workers from the pool of current and former interns. With an internship being a real way to get your foot in the door, t is more important than ever for job seekers, whether college student, grad, recent grad, or re-entry to...
09 Nov Darren Veneri of Our Florida Regional Office Hosted a Wonderful Night for Senior HR!
Darren Veneri, in our Florida office, hosted a fantastic senior level HR networking and special introduction dinner for several new HR leaders supporting healthcare that have recently relocated to the greater Tampa Bay Region. The individuals in attendance included: • ...
04 Nov 2015 October Job Cut Report: 50,504 Cuts, Over 13K Due To Oil
The nation’s employers announced plans to eliminate 50,504 workers from their payrolls in October. More than one-quarter of those were oil-related job cuts, which climbed to a six-month high, according to the latest layoff report released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray &...
03 Nov Veterans Day Employment Report: Vet Unemployment Rate Lower Than National Average
Veterans of the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have made tremendous strides over the last four years when it comes to employment. While they are doing better as a group than the overall population, a new analysis of government data shows that...