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08 Nov Introducing the New Challenger CareerSuite: Your Whole Search, in One Place

Posted at 22:00h in Best Practices for Companies, Featured, Job Search Tips
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The new Challenger CareerSuite brings an AI Career Assistant, Career Insights, smarter job search and networking tools together, with your coach guiding every step....

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08 Nov Introducing Career Insights: See Where Your Skills Can Take You Next

Posted at 21:30h in Featured, Job Search Tips
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Career Insights in Challenger CareerSuite uses real job market data to show where your skills fit, which roles to target and how to close skill gaps....

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08 Nov Introducing CareerShift: Outplacement That Shows Your People Where to Go Next

Posted at 21:30h in Best Practices for Companies
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CareerShift brings Lightcast job market data into every Challenger outplacement program, so departing employees target the right roles with a coach-led plan....

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08 Nov Challenger CareerSuite Update: Frequently Asked Questions

Posted at 20:00h in Featured, Job Search Tips
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Answers about the updated Challenger CareerSuite: your login, your saved work, Career Insights, the AI Career Assistant, privacy, your coach and where to get help....

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05 Nov October Layoffs at Three-Year Low; Seasonal Hiring Plans Up 26%

Posted at 04:30h in Featured, The Challenger Report
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U.S. employers announced 43,994 job cuts in October, the lowest October total since 2023 and down 71% from a year earlier. Seasonal hiring plans through October rose 26%, led by Amazon’s record announcement, while market and economic conditions overtook AI as the leading reason for...

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01 Oct Job Cuts Fall in September; Hiring Plans Up 3% Over 2025 On Weak Early Seasonal Hiring

Posted at 04:30h in Featured, The Challenger Report
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U.S. employers announced plans to cut 43,281 jobs in September, down 18% from the previous month. Weak seasonal hiring plans means YTD hiring is up just 3% over 2025....

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23 Sep 2026 Holiday Hiring Outlook: After Lowest Season Since 2008, Will Retailers Stock Up on Workers?

Posted at 09:52h in Seasonal Hiring
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High prices and costs may keep retailers from adding workers this holiday season. This, after 2025 saw the lowest holiday hiring in Q4 since 2008....

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15 Sep Recording, Transcription & AI Are Becoming the Norm in Job Interviews

Posted at 10:42h in Economy & Workplace, Job Search Tips
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Recording, Transcribing and using AI summaries are becoming standard in job interviews. What issues does this present for both job seekers and employers?...

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06 Aug Challenger Report: Layoffs Fall, Hiring Picks Up; AI Leads For Fifth Straight Month

Posted at 04:30h in The Challenger Report
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U.S.-based employers announced 33,429 job cuts in July 2026, the lowest monthly total in two years, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Artificial intelligence led all reasons for the fifth consecutive month at 10,970 cuts, while announced hiring plans rose to 16,095, the highest July...

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04 Dec Challenger Report: 71,321 Job Cuts on Restructurings, Closings, Economy

Posted at 06:30h in The Challenger Report
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Challenger reports 71,321 November, up 24% from the 57,727 job cuts announced in the same month last year. It is down 53% from the 153,074 cuts announced one month prior....

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