By Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune Published November 15, 2023 See the original article here. Top Workplaces 2023: Companies looking to bolster their skills are increasingly looking internally through ‘quiet hiring’ Quiet hiring allows companies to acquire new skills without bringing on new full-time employees. It’s often accomplished by moving employees to different...
Rachelle Akuffo and Stephanie Mikulich Published August 31, 2023 See the original article here. Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Senior Vice President Andy Challenger joined anchor Rachelle Akuffo for a live discussion on recent jobs data. [caption id="attachment_19189" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Rachelle Akuffo and Andy Challenger on Yahoo! Finance Live last month.[/caption] Investors...
By Ray A. Smith Published August 27, 2023 Read full article here. “Reassigning is definitely a huge part of the dynamic right now,” said Andy Challenger, senior vice president at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm. For companies that spent several years—and significant money—to hire top talent, reassigning workers...
Published August 16, 2023 A ‘richcession’ may be underway By Jessica Dickler KEY POINTS There’s a lot of speculation about whether a recession is still on the horizon. Some economists say the country is already experiencing a “richcession,” rather than a broad contraction to come later. Layoffs have...
Jim Tankersley, Jeanna Smialek and Joe Rennison contributed reporting. Published APRIL 10, 2023 Read the full article here. Employers added 236,000 jobs as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases appeared to take a toll. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent. Layoffs had remained low across the economy for the...
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Published January 25, 2023 Original article. A better way A layoff may be a business decision for the company. But it’s entirely personal and highly stressful to the laid-off individual. So handling how the news is delivered compassionately is critical. Let people know what to expect. Even...
By Ray A. Smith PUBLISHED ON DECEmBER 2, 2022 Time to break out your ugly Christmas sweater and do some vocal warm-ups for karaoke. More in-person office holiday parties are back after two years of being canceled, downsized or moved onto Zoom. Related: Holiday Parties Are Back in 2022!...
Posted August 12, 2022 Sally Schulze interviews Andy Challenger from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. who dishes out tips to help your resume stand out from the masses on job hunting websites. Partial transcript below. Head to Fox32 for the full interview. [caption id="attachment_15565" align="alignleft" width="600"] Andy Challenger...
Your Money Matters: Tips for teen summer jobs by: Kristina Miller Posted: May 2, 2022 Challenger SVP, Andrew Challenger was interviewed on the Your Money Matters WGN-TV segment with Patrick Elwood on tips for teen job seekers. WGN Original Coverage Read the transcript below or watch the full interview. Patrick Elwood (PE): Let's talk...
Return to the Office? Not in This Housing Market BY ALANA SEMUELS Published MARCH 11, 2022 Original Article More than a third of jobs — often but not always ones performed by people with a college degree — can be performed from home, according to a University of Chicago analysis....
