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Layoffs Rise over The same period last year

Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers fell 40.2 percent in April to 36,081, the second lowest monthly total for the year, according to a report released Thursday by global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. April’s total belies a trend for increased...

Published on: May 2, 2018 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers fell 40.2 percent in April to 36,081, the second lowest monthly total for the year, according to a report released Thursday by global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. April’s total belies a...

The Importance of Outplacement Published April 25, 2018 If you’re reading my articles, hopefully, you also occasionally watch the CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, John Challenger, speak on news outlets about career and market trends. If so, perhaps you’ve also noticed how he separates the promotion...

Perhaps seizing on a tax bill favorable to business, as well as a stable economy and tight labor market, job seekers chose to start new businesses in the first quarter of the year at the highest rate since the fourth quarter of 2013, according to...

Published on: Apr 23, 2018  Perhaps seizing on a tax bill favorable to business, as well as a stable economy and tight labor market, job seekers chose to start new businesses in the first quarter of the year at the highest rate since the fourth quarter of...

Published on April 19, 2018 It was a year full of surprises and upsets. Congrats to this year's winners of the Challenger NCAA March Madness Pool! From left: John Wirkes, Don Cannon, and John Challenger! Read about why employers should embrace the Madness Challenger's Reports on Productivity # #...

A recession is coming. We cannot deny it or wish it away, regardless of our politics. A market correction from the unprecedented peaks we’ve seen is due. Our SVP Cindi Cervone Carlson explains how to prepare for the next recession Some of you are...

As companies ramp up recruiting efforts for members of the millennial and Gen Z generations, employers are finding that traditional compensation offerings – salary, health, and retirement benefits – are no longer sufficient to draw top talent. Meanwhile, older workers, an increasing number of whom...

Although the 96 Chief Executive Officers who left their posts at U.S.-based companies in March was a 15 percent drop from the 113 CEO exits in February, this is the highest quarterly total since the third quarter of 2014, when 348 CEO changes were recorded,...

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