John Challenger
John Challenger
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, with headquarters located in Chicago, Illinois, is the oldest executive outplacement firm in the US. It has offices throughout North America...
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The 2006 March Madness just might be remembered for the 'boss button' that gives workers a way to quickly hide their basketball indiscretions.
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The Asian situation has been a real driver and should continue into 1999, as companies scale back their growth plans,
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There are lots of job losses, yet at the same time there is really extraordinary job creation,
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When you look at countries like India, you see that there's a strong focus there on ramping up the technical education of its labor force,
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Trust your instincts, and talk with people in the organization and people in the industry,
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We personally heard desperation in the voices of callers to our firm, ... On an average, callers thought it would take at least five and a half months to become re-employed.
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While some forecast the economy to be strong this year, some areas hit with heavy downsizing could struggle.
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We were seeing daily announcements of the demise of CEOs in a way that seemed to stand out.
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We ask all of our job seekers in the out- placement program to only look at the web after 6:30 at night or before maybe 6:00 in the morning, ... It is a soaker up of time and in a job search, you've got to get out and see people. You can't sit behind a desk and tinker with your resume.
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We should not get euphoric over the May drop in job-cut announcements,
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The question will be how do you share resources?
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We never concentrate on one task anymore. You take a little chip out of it, and then you're on to the next thing. It's harder to feel like you're accomplishing something.
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The question for the economy at large is to what extent will it absorb these people and these businesses.
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Today's CEO is under fire from a number of sectors, ... Not only are shareholders demanding higher and higher returns, directors are far more active and government agencies are increasingly putting them under the microscope.