26 Aug Chicago Tonight: Amazon’s Peculiar Tactics Under the Microscope
Watch: http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/08/25/performance-review-amazons-pec...
25 Aug Crain’s Chicago: Help! Should I tell my boss I’m getting an online MBA?
Original Article: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150822/ISSUE01/308229999/help-s...
24 Aug Our Coaches Dug Up a Lot of Fun at the Field Museum for the 2015 Challenger Coaches Conference
Our coaches are the backbone of our business, meeting with, planning for, and guiding our clients throughout their job searches. This year, we gathered at the Field Museum in Chicago to recognize their accomplishments and celebrate a great year! These strong women of Challenger have...
21 Aug Great Night for a Ballgame with Challenger and TalentRISE
You're always a winner when you're with friends! And the great people in Human Resources. We co-hosted a wonderful event with Brad Newpoff at Talent RISE search firm this past week. Brad graciously hosted an amazing cocktail party at his home prior to the game. Unfortunately,...
20 Aug Fantasy Football to Cost Employers $16B in 2015
2015 Fantasy Football Report PUBLISHED ON: AUG 20, 2015 As fantasy sports and, more specifically, fantasy football continue to grow in popularity, so might the financial impact on the nation’s employers. However, one workplace authority says companies should not crack down on workers managing their teams at the...
17 Aug Chicago Tribune: MBA Options, Prices Pose Tough Questions
Original Article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/series/mba/ct-mba-costs-bsi-201508...
13 Aug 2015 July Teen Job Update: Summer Hiring Fell, But Employment at Highest Level Since 2009
Fewer teenagers were added to payrolls this summer, but overall employment among 16- to 19-year-olds still managed to reach the highest level in six years, according to a new analysis of government data. Employment among teens increased by 1,160,000 during the three-month summer hiring season...
12 Aug 2015 July CEO Report: 128 CEOs Leave Their Posts, Led by Financial
Published on: Aug 12, 2015 As Google prepares to shuffle chief executive officers in the wake of its just-announced reorganization, a new report reveals that July experienced the highest number of CEO changes in 18 months. Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers surged in July, with 128...
05 Aug 2015 July Job Cut Report: 105,696 Highest One-Month Total Since 2011
Massive Troop and Civilian Reductions Lead to First 100,000+ Month Since 2011 Monthly job cuts rocketed to the highest level in nearly four years, as U.S. employers announced plans to shed 105,696 workers from their payrolls in July, according to the report Thursday from global outplacement...
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...