221 Quotes by John Challenger

Companies are trying to be much more responsive to the individuals they want to hire. If they can meet (a need) for you, they will. It's very important to be open. That may be the thing that clinches the deal.

Companies are starving for people with technology skills. I think people are kind of shocked. It's certainly almost taboo in society. Parents tell their kids the last thing they should do is skip college for the big money.

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,

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.

It is not unusual to see heavy job-cutting in the beginning of the year. Companies are still making adjustments based on the previous year's performance.

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.

I think that the social compact hammered out in the mid-20th century has been superseded by a new compact that is different and doesn't promise the potential for lifetime tenure. Workers are free agents.

Companies are looking at their staffing needs for the balance of 2001 and the numbers do not present a very positive picture. The most worrisome aspect of the job-cut numbers, in terms of serving as an economic barometer, is the fact that job cutting has been heaviest in both manufacturing and technology.

large number of lower-middle class and middle-class Americans struggling to make it paycheck-to-paycheck will be short of discretionary income during the holiday shopping season.