The number of job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers fell sharply in May, with a total of 30,157 planned workforce reductions recorded during the month, according to the latest report released Thursday from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The May total was 53...
Memorial Day weekend will kick off what is expected to be one of the busiest summer travel seasons in recent history, thanks to low gas prices and cheaper air fares. The increased number of Americans vacationing should result in increased hiring in areas and...
The class of 2015-16, which sends more than 1.8 million young Americans armed with four-year degrees into the workforce this year, will enter the best job market for college graduates in several years, according to one new outlook. In its annual college grad job forecast, global...
In addition to networking with established contacts, it is necessary to take a proactive and aggressive approach to uncovering the hidden job market by finding and reaching out to companies and people beyond the scope of your existing network. As we’ve mentioned often in this blog,...
Published on: May 11, 2016 Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers increased for the second consecutive month in April, as 108 CEO departures were announced during the month. That was up 7 percent from 101 in March, according to a report released Wednesday by global...
More Than 250,000 Cuts in 2016; Most Since 2009 Published May 4, 2016 The pace of downsizing increased in April, as US-based employers announced workforce reductions totaling 65,141 during the month, according to the latest report released Thursday from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The...
Published April 29, 2016 Celebrity workplaces are just like ours: potential bullying, resentment, surprise resignations, new positions with better benefits and wages, strained co-worker relationships. All of this reportedly occurred on the set of Live! With Kelly and Michael this week. Co-host Michael Strahan, who became the...
Published on: Apr 28, 2016 While many American workers may be familiar with the concept of the exit interview, a tightening labor market is prompting employers to initiate “stay interviews” as a preemptive means of hanging onto talent. In a new survey of human resources executives conducted...
Our VP Lisa Turesky hosted another successful Challenger Boston Leadership Dinner series featuring world renowned author, speaker, and Harvard Behavioral professor, Dr. Myra White. Leaders from Amag Pharmaceuticals, Eastern Bank, Analogic, Allegro Micro Systems, Partners Health, Peabody Properties, PAREXEL, Eversource, Steward Health, Biogen, SAP,...
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