Challenger Releases 2015 Midyear Relocation Report Job Seekers Staying Put PUBLISHED July 20, 2015 AS LOCAL JOB MARKETS IMPROVE, JOB SEEKERS SHUN RELOCATION FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT The percentage of job seekers relocating for new positions declined in the first half of 2015, suggesting that as the recovery spreads, individuals...
Improving economy not leading to surge in self-employment. On average, just 5% of out-of-work managers and executives started their own business in 2014. Government data reveals similar ambivalence over entrepreneurship. Despite an improving economy and better conditions for starting a business, a new survey shows...
Challenger Releases 2014 Relocation Report More Job Seekers Relocating PUBLISHED February 15, 2015 IMPROVING JOB AND HOUSING MARKETS DRIVE RELOCATION TO HIGHEST RATE SINCE 2009 The percentage of job seekers relocating for new positions in the last half of 2014 rose to its highest level in five years, as...
55 PERCENT OF HR EXECS WANT SALARY TRANSPARENCY Published February 20, 2015 With more attention being paid to issues of pay – i.e., CEO salaries, minimum wages, and the ever-widening income gap – one workplace policy is likely to become an increasingly hot topic in the latter...
More Callers Long-Term Unemployed, Underemployed CONFIDENCE REMAINS FLAT; AGE BIAS A FEAR Published January 27, 2015 [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.[/caption] As President Obama lauded the state of the economy and growth of the job market during last week’s State of the Union address,...
Posted on Dec 22, 2014 While the vast majority of Americans will never see anywhere near the level of year-end bonus lavished upon Wall Street bankers, a new survey shows that nearly 80 percent of employers plan to offer some type of holiday bonus or gift...
Published on Dec 8, 2014 Bolstered by an economy that has made significant strides over the last year and healthy corporate profits, a new survey shows that more the nation’s employers are ready to break out the party hats this holiday season. In a survey among approximately...
Labor Day Survey Shows Labor Harder to Find MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS ATTEST TO GROWING TALENT SHORTAGE Published Aug 25, 2014 While some metropolitan areas are still struggling to create jobs, a growing number of cities and employers are beginning to face the one downside of continued economic expansion:...
Published on Jul 14, 2014 5.5% OF JOB SEEKERS STARTED A BUSINESS IN FIRST HALF OF 2014 An improving economy should lower the barriers to starting a business. However, it also means that more companies are hiring. Faced with the choice between entrepreneurship and traditional employment, a...
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,...
