The Challenger Podcast: HR Passport

Colleen Madden Blumenfeld sat down with Rick Cobb to discuss how the relationship between employee and employer has changed over the decades, what today's workers really want, and how companies can make workers stay in love with their jobs. BONUS: Stay tuned for more information about our Annual Job Search Hotline!

Colleen Madden Blumenfeld and Ashley Parker sit down to discuss their love for business research, how job seekers can use free tools to learn about a company prior to applying for a position or interviewing, and how best to use the information they find. (Hint: It's all about the human connection!)

After watching the 1964 Twilight Zone Episode, The Brain Center at Whipple's, Colleen Madden Blumenfeld sat down with EVP Rick Cobb to discuss the rise of automation, inherent bias in AI, what it all means for both workers and companies, and why taking care of humans is ultimately best for business.

Ashley Parker sits down with Andrew Challenger, Vice President of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. to discuss the Challenger Job Cuts Report released Thursday, as well as the recent rate cut from the Fed and why it's a great time to be a job seeker.

How do you find a job when you need to bypass general biases of the market? Get in front of decision makers! This episode, EVP Rick Cobb gives great advice on how to get in front of real people who can make a difference in your job search, the best approaches once you get your foot in the door, and what not to say to remove yourself from the running.

EVP Rick Cobb talks to Colleen Madden Blumenfeld about bias and age discrimination in the workplace and hiring process.

Happy fourth, America! Colleen Madden Blumenfeld, Challenger's Director of PR, is back for a whole new season after taking a 2 year (!!) hiatus. Meet Ashley Parker, Operations Specialist, who will be conducting some interviews on this season, as well as hear some upcoming topics for future episodes.

Colleen sits down with SVP Cindi Cervone Carlson to celebrate International Women's Day! They discuss the Women's Strike, how to ask for a promotion, equal pay, and gender stereotypes. Also, Cindi promotes her Equal Pay Event on April 4!

EVP International Rick Cobb sits down with Director of Talent Management Brian Ash of Fragomen Worldwide to discuss how best to keep talent, what organizations can offer in terms of development and mentors, and programs to keep good workers. Brian also talks about why he likes Challenger and our global partnership Career Star Group.

Happy New Year, listeners, we're back with a hot topic! With days to go before President-Elect Trump's inauguration, Colleen Madden Blumenfeld sits down with Challenger Director of Learning Judith Devries to talk bullies and what do to about them. They discuss the difference between harassment and bullying, characteristics and types of bullies, why same-sex and particularly women-on-women bullying in male-saturated industries is so difficult to root out in the workplace. Plus, what is the cost to productivity, as well as bottom-line costs of bullying, and what can leaders across the board do to solve this very real problem?

Challenger, along with our partners around the world wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday and a prosperous New Year!