May 2017 Challenger Survey Student Loan Assistance Published May 25, 2017 In mid-May, rapper Nicki Minaj made headlines, not for her music, but for paying off several of her fans’ student loan debt. Beyonce and Chance the Rapper have also pledged funds to help students. A new survey...
Fewer Americans are using their vacation time than ever before, and while many Americans are the most confident than they have been with the economy since before the recession, according to Pew Research, guilt over taking vacation days may cause employee burn-out, according to one...
Technology and automation could replace millions of jobs in the next decade, with a December estimate from the White House suggesting 3.1 million jobs could be replaced in transportation alone. Robotics spending is expected to hit over $135 billion by 2019, according to International...
As the economy improves and talent becomes more difficult to find, the hope of gaining an advantage for future employment has driven the number and quality of internship applications higher. Labor shortages coupled with competition among undergraduates is changing the work given to interns and,...
Whether it’s called the gig economy, the sharing economy or freelance nation, the way a growing number of Americans are piecing together a living is leading to a new employment landscape; one in which the concepts of work and the workplace are being entirely redefined. A...
On the surface, some of the recent economic data might look like the recovery is stalling, but the trends, in fact, may be the result of the shrinking pool of available talent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment situation report was received with...
It’s said that the loss of one’s job is second in grief only to the loss of a loved one. If that isn’t tough, I’m not sure what is. Career changes are humbling experiences. There’s no easy way around it. Our egos take...
Veterans of the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have made tremendous strides over the last four years when it comes to employment. While they are doing better as a group than the overall population, a new analysis of government data shows that...
Published September 23, 2015 SURVEY FINDS 40% OF HR EXECS USE EMPLOYEE ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE; 80% WANT IT [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.[/caption] As the war for talent escalates amid an improving economy and falling unemployment, employers around the country are looking for any...
