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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Smaller to medium sized companies will be looking to beef up and build tech infrastructure just as big companies did in the last boom.
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The world is not the same as it used to be. Companies pay for skills in an era where brains are more important than brawn, and the forces of automation, globalization, deregulation and competition have changed what this kind of work is worth in the world.
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I think companies will spend billions of dollars over the next several years building their e-commerce structures, and these dot.com employees will be leaders in helping them do that,
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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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as companies expand in one area, they often cut in the areas that do not show as much promise.
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Now is the time when companies finalize their budgets for the coming year or make last-minute cutbacks to improve the year-end bottom line,
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The heavy job cutting we have seen over the past three years appears to be trending down, ... However, the job market seems to be in a state of limbo, where companies are eager to hold on to people they have, but many are reluctant to create any new jobs.
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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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Now, ... it appears that companies are disregarding the fact that serious labor shortages persist, and are deciding to trim their workforces after a merger or acquisition.
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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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Relying on outsourcing gives companies more flexibility in regard to budgeting and allows them to respond more quickly to fluctuations in the economy,
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Consumers and companies have been gobbling up new technology in the last 12 to 24 months ... Their technology cup is overflowing, which may lead to a cooling off period until a major technology breakthrough comes along.
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Companies are much more nimble today, ... They're cutting costs, but then they grow in new areas, so layoffs continue at the same time as job growth.