Expert Job Search Advice Nationwide December 28th-29th Published November 12, 2021 NEW LINE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING JOB SEEKERS THIS YEAR: 312-422-5020 FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS: 312-422-5010 2021 Challenger Career Help Hotline Nearly 4.7 million fewer Americans are employed now than at the end of 2019, according to the latest data from the Bureau of...
2021 Holiday Party Survey Report Published November 12, 2021 For the second holiday season in a pandemic, U.S.-based employers are grappling with how to connect their employees for year-end celebrations. While 26.6% of companies are planning to hold an in-person holiday party, up from the 5.33%...
OCTOBER 2021 JOB CUTS RISE 28% TO 22,822 Published November 4, 2021 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 27.5% in October to 22,822 from the 17,895 announced in September. It is the highest monthly total since May, when 24,586 cuts were recorded, according to a report...
Published November 2, 2021 Join us for our second installment of the Challenger Connection. We will be discussing issues surrounding the Great Resignation, the current jobs picture, how companies are handling vaccines, hiring plans, and other year-end trends. Take our survey here and get first access to...
All You Need to Know About Job Recruiters UPDATED November 1, 2021 The Challenger Executive Networking group welcomed Cynthia Solie, global head of talent acquisition for top corporations such as Gardner Denver and IDEX, to discuss the job search process from HR’s perspective. She gave a peek...
Challenger VP, Andrea Grant to Lead Coaching Sessions at Business Leadership Event Published October 21, 2021 [caption id="attachment_14006" align="aligncenter" width="1140"] 16th Annual National Diversity Women's Business Leadership Conference featuring Vice President, Andrea Grant of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Click the image to register.[/caption] Diversity Women’s Business Leadership Conference will...
Challenger CEO Report: CEO Exits Down Over 2020 as Leaders Contend with Labor Shortage PUBLISHED October 13, 2021 U.S.-based companies announced 103 CEO changes in September, down 13% from the 118 exits in August, and 13% lower than the 119 CEOs who left their posts in September...
Challenger Report: September Cuts Rise 14%, Lowest Quarterly Total Since Q2 1997; 1.7K+ Cuts Due to Vaccine Refusal Published October 7, 2021 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 14% in September to 17,895 from the 24-year low of 15,723 cuts announced in August, according to a...
Preparing for the Interview Updated September 2021 Interviews are stressful. In an annual Challenger survey of job seekers, 37 percent of respondents cited obtaining interviews and interviewing well as the most difficult part of the job search on average. One question almost always comes up in interviews,...
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