25 Apr MarketWatch: McDonald’s is recruiting workers with help from AARP
Original Article “Companies in almost all sectors are struggling to find talent,” Andrew Challenger, vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, in a statement....
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22 Jan WSJ: Companies Manipulate Glassdoor by Inflating Rankings & Pressuring Employees
Read More “Glassdoor is the most dominant company reviews website by far,” said Andrew Challenger, vice president of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. He said low ratings can discourage applicants, “particularly at a time like right now, with unemployment at historically low levels when companies...
20 Aug WSJ: Fewer Americans Uproot Themselves for a New Job
Original Article "The share of job seekers relocating has fallen dramatically since the late 1980s, when more than a third moved to take new opportunities elsewhere, according to surveys from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. In the 1990s, job-related moves ebbed and flowed at...
14 Jun New York Times: Honeymoons, Babymoons and Jobbymoons?
Original Article “It used to be that you’d have lifetime employment with one employer, and that you’d never really have breaks,” said John Challenger, the chief executive at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an executive-outplacement firm. “Now we’re seeing plenty of people who decide to take advantage...
05 Apr CNBC: #MeToo reveals stark differences among Republicans, Democrats on sexual misconduct at work
Original Article "Indeed, half of companies have said they are reviewing their compensation policies to ensure fair pay for men and women in light of #MeToo and #TimesUp, according to a recent poll by Challenger Gray & Christmas."...
29 Jan Fox News: Freelancers Filling a Growing Share of US Labor Force
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19 Jan CNBC: Flu Season Could Cost $9B
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14 Dec Today Show: CEO John Challenger Discusses Holiday Office Party Survey
Full video Holiday office parties adjust to wave of sexual misconduct scandals Amid the recent wave of sexual misconduct scandals, a lot of companies are taking a closer look at an annual holiday tradition – the office party. NBC’s Blake McCoy reports for TODAY. Read our survey results...
02 Nov CNBC: Year-to-date job cut plans lowest since 1997
Original Article Companies announced plans to cut 29,831 jobs in October, a decline of 3 percent from last year, a private survey reported Thursday. From January to October, employers announced just over 351,000 layoffs, the lowest total for that period since 1997, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and...
16 Jun Bloomberg: EEOC Ponders Older Workers’ Status as Age Law Turns 50
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...