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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I don't know what company would announce cuts and then not take them all, ... Not only would Wall Street be breathing down their neck, but it would leave workers under a cloud that more cuts must be coming. I don't think they go into these announcements very lightly.
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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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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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The competition will be fierce for first-time job seekers this year. Not only are there fewer jobs, but the pool of candidates is bigger, ... In addition to their classmates, college graduates will be competing with jobless people formerly in the workforce for one to three years...
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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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The good news for displaced workers as well as for the economy is that the jobs that are being affected the most by downsizing are still in demand, ... This is why the unemployment rate has not increased at nearly the same rate as job cuts.
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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 is no wonder that workplace dating is taking off, with more than 28 million young people, some of whom spend more time together in the office than they do outside of work. Employers almost have no choice but to permit interoffice dating,
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I think they re going to have to offer a stipend to help their employees with the costs so much for gas. They are going to have to encourage use of mass transportation or look for workers that are closer in.
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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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Poverty and hunger are rapidly becoming a workplace issue... if for no other reason than the fact than an employee who is worried about where his or her next meal will come from is not going to be very productive.
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The big question is how many workers will accept the terms. Too few and the company will be forced to fire workers; too many and the company could be forced to refuse some people's wishes to leave.
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Even when the economy is fully recovered and companies are back in expansion mode, we may not see a revival in hiring of the rank-and-file worker. Cost containment oriented companies, in an effort to become more agile in this increasingly competitive global marketplace, will rely more an more on a just-in-time workforce of contract and contingent workers.
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It is a favorable sign that retailers have not joined in the job-cutting spree,