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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Frankly, the September decline was somewhat surprising, considering that the last four months of the year historically have been the heaviest, as employers finalize budgets and business plans for the coming year,
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Businesses give a higher priority to profitability and earnings.
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In the beginning of the downturn, it was primarily the companies which conducted business solely over the Internet that were having the most trouble,
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Retailers, restaurants, real estate, home improvement stores... will all see business decline.
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It is difficult to attract new businesses to a city if there are not enough skilled workers to employ. It is much more difficult to attract new people if there are no jobs immediately available, ... What smaller cities are accomplishing in this economy is truly amazing.
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Businesses are starting to ramp up spending on new equipment and technology and consumer spending looked relatively strong in January, despite predictions that they were tapped out. This may mean fewer job cuts in the months ahead as companies try to meet the steady demand for their products.
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Companies need to find out where their business is going to be in the next decade, ... and the way you do that is by listening to your employees, watching the market, and then growing in those areas with your people.
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Business owners have been burned by the recession in the past, so they'll take on some temporary staff and then convert them to full time when they know the recovery is for real.
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The Internet still offers viable business opportunities as the number of people with Internet access increases, ... As a result, we will continue to see job growth in this area but it probably will never again match the explosive growth of a couple of years ago.
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Companies that simply let these workers go will probably find a significant decline in the level of customer service and may even find some customers taking their business elsewhere.
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It is a favorable sign that retailers have not joined in the job-cutting spree,
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Employers have all the cards, ... Not only are they sharpening their salary pencils, but the screening of candidates is probably the toughest it's ever been.
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A lot of people leave jobs because they say, 'I had no freedom. I had no say,' ... People don't want bosses who are ... just telling them what to do and not creating a strong collegial relationship with give and take.
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As earnings fall, corporations are quick to slash compensation costs, and that is brining about wholesale job cuts.