21 Sep Job Search Monday: Set a Goal to Meet with 4 New People a Day
Last week we gave you a contact strategy for your job search. (You can view it here: http://www.challengergray.com/press/blog/job-search-monday-creating-cont...
14 Sep Job Search Monday: Creating a Contact Strategy For Networking
An effective contact strategy takes research, initiative, and accuracy all important ingredients of a successful job search. Research is required to assemble your contact list. Initiative is required to place calls and visit every single person on that list. Accuracy is...
02 Sep Fewer Start-Ups: Here are 5 Must-Haves To Start a Business
An improving job market may be one of the reasons start-up activity among job seekers remained flat in the first half of 2015. The other reason could be a lack of the some of the key ingredients needed to increase the chances of success. Over...
28 Jul Is It Time To Switch Industries? 5 Under-The-Radar Industries to Consider
A new survey shows that, on average, three in ten job seekers finding employment in the first half of 2015 changed industries. While that was down slightly from a year ago, the fact that nearly one-third of successful job seekers switched industries indicates that...
20 Jul Job Seekers Shun Relocation As Local Job Markets Improve
Challenger Releases 2015 Midyear Relocation Report Job Seekers Staying Put PUBLISHED July 20, 2015 AS LOCAL JOB MARKETS IMPROVE, JOB SEEKERS SHUN RELOCATION FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT The percentage of job seekers relocating for new positions declined in the first half of 2015, suggesting that as the recovery spreads, individuals...
11 Feb This Valentine’s Day, Fall In Love With Your Job
Just like romantic relationships, the relationship between you and your job can suffer if you don’t nourish it. So, in addition to rekindling the magic with your significant other this Valentine’s Day, the workplace and employment authorities at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. suggest...
27 Jan 2014 Job Seeker Survey: More Long-Term Unemployed, Underemployed
More Callers Long-Term Unemployed, Underemployed CONFIDENCE REMAINS FLAT; AGE BIAS A FEAR Published January 27, 2015 [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.[/caption] As President Obama lauded the state of the economy and growth of the job market during last week’s State of the Union address,...
18 Dec Job Search Monday: Organize Your Job Search
During your job search, you will generate lots of files. If you want to be more productive and keep your sanity, you need to use all tools at your disposal to track resume versions, contacts, cover letters, meetings, etc. The following are easy suggestions to...
03 Dec Job Search Monday: The Art of Networking
The following are our top ten networking rules that could show you the path to success at your next networking engagement. Remember, the benefits that are reaped from networking are directly aligned to the effort that you put into the process. Believe in yourself: review...
20 Nov Tech and the Job Search: Clean Up and Take Control of Your Image
In today’s job market, recruiters are not content with a great smile and a killer resume. Those are great tools that work towards the creation and maintenance of a professional image. But, alas, they are not the only ones. When searching for a job, a winning...