John Challenger People Quotations

We are at a peak period of employment. Companies can't afford to lose people.

There is no question about it. More people today are striking out on their own, either involuntarily or voluntarily.

There are thousands of co-heads, chiefs and directors now. You don't know if they are top people or are buried in middle management somewhere.

People are moving to where the jobs and the growth are occurring. That means a lot more turbulence in people's lives.

Some of those people might be crowded out, particularly around the Southeast and West.

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.

We are definitely going to see downsizing. There just isn't going to be a need for people to the degree that was required in the boon years.

We are definitely going to see downsizing, ... There just isn't going to be a need for people to the degree that was required in the boon years.

The question for the economy at large is to what extent will it absorb these people and these businesses.

The decline in job cuts is certainly welcome news, but it is difficult to get too excited about a year in which more than 1.2 million people fell victim to downsizing, ... That is more than double the 553,044 job cuts averaged annually during the six-year period before the recession.

When there aren't a lot of alternative routes to take, it means more late meetings, people miss meetings altogether, more stress from people when they get in - just less ability to be productive,

Trust your instincts, and talk with people in the organization and people in the industry,

We see the same thing with job titles. People feel like the company didn't appreciate them or the job they did deserved a higher title, so they change the title.

Benefits are much worse for part-time workers. The number of people without health care insurance has gone over 40 million.

As the number of people in these towns increases, so will the demand for products and services, which will, of course, result in more jobs.

There's going to be conflict because you've got people who are reaching 50 and want the top job, and you've got others who aren't willing to step aside.

There's no question that senior entrepreneurs are out there. There's more and more access to self-employment possibilities as people decide to put off retirement as they get into their 60s and 70s and 80s.

People who have been out for a while say, 'I've got to get back to work,' so they take downgraded jobs, ... Maybe they can't get a job as the plant manager, so they try to get a job as a manager on the factory line and work their way back up.

People who don't have a college degree often feel they have to hide that fact - even successful people.

People see themselves moving (between) too many jobs today, too many companies.

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.

Companies, through their downsizing, continue to take the steam out of the wage inflation engine by cutting people when the pressure gets too high,

As people move around in their careers, they look for new opportunities where they can manage people. Sometimes building more structure into a company, like Microsoft has, can give employees more room to grow.

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.

It's a good sign in the face of all these tech cuts, ... I'll bet they can really access great talent right now. To bring that many people into the company when pickings are really good, it should be a real lift for the company.

It's through those relationships that people make the best moves. Build your social capital.

It's also important to give folks a way they can air their concerns. Have an open environment where people can say what they really think,

The best security people can't just deal with threats; they have to anticipate them, too.

Smart companies will create more telecommuters so people can work from home,

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.

A growing number of people may see companies in the private sector as putting profits before people and before ethics,

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...

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.