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— ChallengerGray (@ChallengerGray) June 10, 2015
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Challenger at the LA 2015 Special Olympics World Games!
Challenger is a proud sponsor of this year's Special Olympic World Games in Los Angeles! VP Pete Tzavalas and CEO John Challenger attended the opening ceremonies on July 25, 2015.
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Great Night for a Ballgame with Challenger and TalentRISE
You're always a winner when you're with friends! And the great people in Human Resources.
We co-hosted a wonderful event with Brad Newpoff at Talent RISE search firm this past week. Brad graciously hosted an amazing cocktail party at his home prior to the game. Unfortunately, the Cubs got killed.
We always enjoy spending time with our HR community, especially in such a fun setting. Thanks, Brad and Talent RISE!
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Our Coaches Dug Up a Lot of Fun at the Field Museum for the 2015 Challenger Coaches Conference
Our coaches are the backbone of our business, meeting with, planning for, and guiding our clients throughout their job searches. This year, we gathered at the Field Museum in Chicago to recognize their accomplishments and celebrate a great year!
- CEO AWARD
- PROJECT LEADER RECOGNITION
- These individuals were recognized for their contributions.
A great time was had by all. Thanks, coaches!
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HRMAC Golf Outing: Celebrating 100 Years of the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago
Members of the Challenger team had an absolute blast at the HRMAC golf outing this past week at the Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, IL.
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Meet Our New Coaches!
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Job Search Monday: Set a Goal to Meet with 4 New People a Day
Last week we gave you a contact strategy for your job search. (You can view it here: http://www.challengergray.com/press/blog/job-search-monday-creating-cont...) Today, we want you to schedule meetings with four new people a day! It may seem like a lofty goal, but the more people you meet, the more likely someone will know someone who can make a decision to hire you.
Go through your contact list. These meetings do not necessarily need to be with people who are in your field. They could be friends who work in other industries, acquaintances from your previous jobs, or employed family members or neighbors.
Make it clear in the invitation that this is a networking meeting. You do not expect them to get you a job, but you want to hear about their careers and discuss strategies for your own. You can gain valuable insights from your network, as well as get referrals on new people with which to meet.
Stay positive, upbeat, and open to learning. Happy hunting!
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Challenger EVP Rick Cobb Appointed to CASA Board of Directors
Rick Cobb, executive vice president of Chicago-based outplacement and executive coaching consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., has been appointed to the board of CASA of Cook County. (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
A long-time member of the Chicago business community, Cobb will lever his experience and network of professionals to help CASA provide more one-on-one support to Cook County’s abused and neglected children.
CASA’s volunteers serve as extensions of the judges, meeting with and working with the children in foster care, and all parties involved, working toward permanent resolutions. For almost 30 years, CASA of Cook County has been training volunteers to stand up for abused and neglected children in an overwhelmed and extremely under-resourced foster care system.
With more than 5,600 children in its foster care system, Cook County has the highest need for special advocates. Unfortunately, limited resources allow CASA to provide one-on-one support to just 6 percent of those who need it.
Even as the economy improves for some, many others remain unemployed or woefully underemployed. This places a massive strain on families, resulting in more reported cases of abuse and neglect of children. CASA of Cook County is the largest of 36 CASA programs operating in Illinois and is the only program of its kind in Cook County.
Cobb joined Challenger, Gray & Christmas in 1989. He currently serves as executive vice president overseeing all relationship development, coaching and transition counseling for North America.
Since its inception, he has also served on the board of the global Outplacement organization, Career Star Group. Career Star Group has grown to become the largest Outplacement provider organization in the world.
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Darren Veneri of Our Florida Regional Office Hosted a Wonderful Night for Senior HR!
Darren Veneri, in our Florida office, hosted a fantastic senior level HR networking and special introduction dinner for several new HR leaders supporting healthcare that have recently relocated to the greater Tampa Bay Region.
The individuals in attendance included:
• Brad Register – TECO Energy
• Kris Lukish – HCA Healthcare
• Gary Vien – Suncoast Federal Credit Union
• Ernie Hudson – Arma-Global / Lockheed
• Gary Punzi - CGC
• Lynn Heckler – PSCU
• Sonya Shannon – Busch Gardens
• David Bode – GTE Financial
• Mariana Bugallo-Muros – Moffitt Cancer Center
• Beth Simonetti – Tech Data
• John Roy – Bank of Tampa
• Marian Cacciatori – Catalina Marketing
• Lori Malcolm – Checkers
• Darren Veneri – CGC
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Challenger Networking Group (CA) Welcomes Guest Speaker Matt Spooner
The Challenger Networking Group in southern California welcomed Matt Spooner, Director of McDermott & Bull Executive Network as a guest speaker last night, here pictured with SVP Pete Tzavalas.
You can read more about Matt here: http://mbsearch.com/profile/matt-spooner/
Thanks for a great event!
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Boston Leadership Dinner Series Welcomes Special Guest Robert Pozen
Challenger's VP Lisa Turesky hosts a great networking dinner each quarter, the Boston HR Leadership Dinner Series. The most recent event included a very special and prestigious guest: former vice chair of Fidelity Investments and professor at MIT Sloan School of Management Robert Pozen!
Thanks to all for participating in such a wonderful night!
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Challenger (PA) Presents the HR Department of the Year Awards
SVP David Pinette, based in Philadelphia, presented this year's HR Department of the Year Awards, along with Trion Benefits and The Rosen Group. This year's winners include Affiliated Distributors, Clement Pappas and Company, Inc., Leigh Valley Health Network, and Teleflex. You can see the full list of winners, as well as learn more about the event here: http://www.hrawards.org/
SVP David Pinette
Photos by Matthew Wright, Fig Tree Photography
http://www.figtreephotography.com/
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Challenger Wishes A Happy Retirement to Job Search Coach Ralph Messer
Last Friday at our company holiday party, we wished a very happy retirement to our good friend and job search coach Ralph Messer. He has been with us the last 10 years, and we will greatly miss him!
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VP Lisa Turesky at her Boston Leadership Dinner Series Welcomes CEO John Challenger as Guest Speaker
VP Lisa Turesky welcomed CEO John Challenger to her Fall Boston HR Leader Dinner Series. The evening included top HR leaders at a dinner at the The Capital Grille in Chestnut Hill, MA for a meet and greet with John and a night of networking and wonderful conversation!
Thanks to all who made it a great night!
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SVP Cindi Cervone Will Present on Professional Career Strategies, Jan. 20-21
SVP Cindi Cervove will speak on career positioning and professional branding at the Women's Forum Event hosted by Capital Strategies Investment Group. The forum will be held in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, January 20th, and in Oakbrook Terrace on January 21st.
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SVP David Pinette in Philadelphia: The HR Department of the Year Awards Kickoff Event!
SVP David Pinette and Challenger, Gray & Christmas co-present the HR Department of the Year Awards and on April 13, the kickoff event was held at the Union League. Last year's winners Teleflex, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lassonde Pappas & Affiliated Distributors, pictured above, presented and discussed the nomination process. This year's event will be held November 17 at the Crystal Tea Room.
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VP Lisa Turesky and her Boston Leadership Dinner Series Welcome Dr. Myra White
Our VP Lisa Turesky hosted another successful Challenger Boston Leadership Dinner series featuring world renowned author, speaker, and Harvard Behavioral professor, Dr. Myra White. Leaders from Amag Pharmaceuticals, Eastern Bank, Analogic, Allegro Micro Systems, Partners Health, Peabody Properties, PAREXEL, Eversource, Steward Health, Biogen, SAP, Samsonite, and AngioDynamic enjoyed a great evening of fun, stimulating conversation, and networking with some of the brightest leaders in NE!
Thanks to all who attended this great event!
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TODAY: EVP Rick Cobb Will Talk Economy and the Job Search in Dallas
EVP Rick Cobb is speaking with Financial Executives International in Dallas on the state of the economy, jobs, and best practices for the job search!
Registration is open until the start of the event. For more information: http://www.financialexecutives.org/KenticoCMS/Communities/Chapters/Dalla...
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Join Us at the HRSouthwest Conference October 17-18
- Come See Us At The HRSouthwest Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 17-18!
We are pleased to announce that from October 17-18, we will exhibit at The HRSouthwest Conference (HRSWC), the premier regional educational and networking event for HR professionals. Nearly 2,000 HR professionals are expected to attend HRSWC to learn from more than 100 subject matter experts and discover new solutions and services for their business challenges.
HRSWC offers learning opportunities and educational options designed to provide HR professionals and those who serve the industry, tools to succeed in their professional roles. The Marketplace at HRSWC will showcase solutions and services represented by exhibitors in areas including Compensation & Benefits, Employee Relations & Labor Relations, Global HR, Health, Wellness & Safety, HRM Programs and Services, Professional Development, Talent Management and Technology.
“Challenger, Gray & Christmas have been supporters of SHRM for over 25 years and a sponsor and exhibitor at SHRM Southwest for more than 20 years,” says James H Jackson, Senior Vice President at Challenger, Gray & Christmas. “This conference is a great opportunity to network with both current and future HR Business leaders and we wouldn’t miss the chance to be part of this event.”
- About The HRSouthwest Conference
The HRSouthwest Conference is the premier regional human resources event in the United States and the State of Texas SHRM Conference. HRSWC provides more than 100 educational sessions from thought-leading speakers, numerous networking events and an exciting Marketplace of more than 200 HR solutions and services providers. The Conference will be celebrating its 75th anniversary, Oct. 16 – 19, 2016. More information can be found at hrsouthwest.com.
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