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EVP Rick Cobb sits down with Jeanne Mason, the corporate vice president of human resources for health care giant Baxter. She discusses her early education and career with military services and General Electric, what made her choose human resources, and her first big jump into a global position. We'll have more with Jeanne in future episodes, including discussions on how she handled her global position and other insights from her career.

VP Andy Challenger is back for a rundown of jobs news! We discuss our November Job Cut Report, why companies are announcing fewer layoffs around the holidays than in years past (social media, perhaps?, and how Amazon is using tech to train employees fast!

Bonus episode! Colleen Madden Blumenfeld is back with expert job search coach John Wirkes to answer your job search questions from Twitter! We talk recent college grads, the salary issue, whether you can change your title on your resume, and how to follow-up.

Rick Cobb joins Colleen to discuss the gig economy, how the US compares to other countries with respect to this new model, if it's growing, and whether it's good for the overall economy or the workplace in general.

VP Andy Challenger joins Colleen for another news roundup! Andy talks the economy by breaking down the October Challenger Job Cut Report, the employment situation from the BLS, and our holiday hiring report. We also talk cash vs non-cash bonuses (stay tuned for our yearly survey results!) and what all the water-cooler election talk will cost employers.

We do a roundup of news impacting the workplace with VP Andy Challenger! On this installment, we talk the election at work, companies hiring for the holidays and best practices to find work, on-site childcare, and how the increase in wages and confidence in the market is causing workers to quit in droves.

Heard of outplacement? Want to know what it is? Colleen Madden Blumenfeld talks to Challenger's EVP International Rick Cobb about outplacement, as well as trends in human resources and young people!

Colleen Madden Blumenfeld talks to veteran job search coach John Wirkes of Challenger, Gray & Christmas on how to get ahead in the job search.