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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It just means the office is fully utilized.
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Generation Y wants more meaningful work and is looking for more give-and-take from their employers. They want a lot of responsibilities and also to do work that is interesting to them.
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People are moving to where the jobs and the growth are occurring. That means a lot more turbulence in people's lives.
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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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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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There's no difference sending work from San Francisco to San Jose over the Internet than sending it from Bangalore to San Jose over the Internet, ... So there is going to be declining pay for technology workers in a global marketplace.
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It's novel enough that some problems haven't manifested themselves yet. Inevitably, it creates problems. It does create tensions in the workplace.
lucrative
You don't see them this lucrative very often. This is kind of off the charts.
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Job-cut announcements have been on a roller coaster ride this year. The lack of any discernible trend in corporate downsizing is indicative of the uncertainty associated with the current economy.
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Human resource executives and low-tech industries are at their wits' ends trying to find skilled personnel.
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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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Job cuts are likely to continue in the telecommunications industry, which is still not able to see the light at the end of the tunnel,
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Job opportunities are described on the front pages daily as new emphasis is put on several industries, including security, communications, defense, medical equipment and supplies, as well as continuing significant opportunities in health care,
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It is a favorable sign that retailers have not joined in the job-cutting spree,