How to distinguish yourself from competitors in your search for a new job An effective approach to stand out in a company's employee search is to prove you are a goal-oriented employee. In this respect, your most important forum is the face-to-face interview. It always is a...
Andrea Grant, VP at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc is speaking for the National Association of African Americans in HR (NAAAHR) next month. Learn more about the event here. A Strategy Driven Career: What you MUST do to drive career success! An online event by NAAAHR Greater Baltimore May...
A Net-Giver Focused on Helping People “Between Successes” [caption id="attachment_11828" align="alignleft" width="214"] Rich Spriggle, SVP[/caption] Rich Spriggle appears as a guest expert on the Emotional Balance Sheet podcast. The episode provides guidance for people in a professional transition as well as insight into how #TeamChallenger launches a...
What is Executive Coaching? Coaching is about positive change, helping leaders and organizations realize potential. Goals for positive development and change go hand in hand. With consistent focus and action on desired outcomes, it doesn’t take long to instill and sustain new ways of thinking and...
Executive Coaching for Moments That Matter Co-authored by Ami Curtis, Ph.D., Andrew Johnson, VP of Sales, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., and Laura Sterkel, VP of Leadership and Executive Coaching, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The Coaching Extremes The two most common uses of executive coaches are: 1)...
Yes, You Should Send a Thank You Note. Most hiring managers agree a thank you note is crucial to the interview process. We have heard hiring authorities say they have taken candidates off their lists when they failed to receive one. It's easy to do, and yet...
by Caroline Leach What do people say about you when you’re not in the room or on the video call? How would your sponsor or supervisor describe you when promotional decisions are being made? When rising talent is “boss shopping,” what makes your leadership style stand...
Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills While the job search has indeed entered the internet age, the successful job search remains stubbornly dependent on old-fashioned people skills. The way to land a position has always been and probably always will be through face-to-face interactions with decision makers,...
Employers Announce 1.2M Job Cuts in Q2 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers hit 1,238,364 in the second quarter, the highest quarterly total on record, according to a monthly report released Thursday by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. June...
Challenger May Job Cuts Report: COVID-19 Causes Nearly 1M Layoffs Published June 3, 2020 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers totaled 397,016 in May, down 40.8% from April’s total of 671,129, the highest monthly total on record. Despite the drop, last month’s total is the second highest...
