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themuse.com
Companies Are Still Hiring During COVID-19—Here Are 56 That Want Your Applications Now
April 6, 2020
There’s a lot of uncertainty around work right now with the COVID-19 pandemic—especially if you’re a job seeker still trying to make progress in your search or if you’ve just been laid off.
Bain & Company
In a Crisis, This Is What Good Looks Like
April 2, 2020
As coronavirus sent shocks around the globe, here’s how one company adapted its transformation program to move decisively.
risnews.com
Kroger Sales Spike in March as Grocer Makes Moves to Support Workers
April 1, 2020
Kroger same-store sales skyrocketed 30% in March, driven by mid-month consumer stockpiling stemming from the spread of the coronavirus.
Retail Info Systems
Starbucks, True Value, and Ashley HomeStore Find Creative Ways to Lend a Hand Amid Coronavirus
March 31, 2020
While retailers face a myriad of challenges brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19), many are also wondering, “how can I help?”
Forbes.com
Remote Recruiting In A Post COVID-19 World
March 30, 2020
Virtual career fairs and events, fully-remote recruiting, more personalized career paths, and greater insights into candidate experiences are quickly becoming the new normal in a post-COVID-19 world.
Private Equity Professional
Most See Third Quarter Recovery
March 30, 2020
Ernst & Young (EY) has published its latest Capital Confidence Barometer (CCB) that finds business leaders focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on supply chains, revenue and profitability, while also reconfiguring capital allocation and M&A plans for the post-crisis world.
ENDPOINTS NEWS
Covid-19 roundup: J&J, BARDA set early 2021 finish line for $1B vaccine race; FDA allows emergency drug use, ahead of pivotal data
March 30, 2020
J&J has zeroed in on a Covid-19 vaccine candidate that it hopes to begin testing in humans by September this year — with the extraordinary goal of getting it ready for emergency use in early 2021. And together with BARDA, it’s committing $1 billion to make it happen.
Bain & Company
Coping with Coronavirus: How Private Equity Firms Can Focus on What Matters Most
March 25, 2020
PE leaders are scrambling to keep up with the Covid-19 crisis. What they need is a practical way to assess risk company by company and prioritize the most effective response.
CNBC.com
Private equity eyes industries crippled by coronavirus: ‘They have been waiting for this
March 25, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is shutting down entire sectors of the economy and putting millions of Americans out of work, but one corner of Wall Street may find opportunity amid the carnage: private equity.
Forbes.com
CVS Health To Hire 50,000 Workers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
March 23, 2020
Drugstore giant CVS Health will hire 50,000 full and part-time workers and award bonuses for certain employees working to meet “unprecedented” need as the U.S. grapples with the outbreak of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
Politico.com
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
March 19, 2020
A crisis on this scale can reorder society in dramatic ways, for better or worse. Here are 34 big thinkers’ predictions for what’s to come.
Deloitte
The heart of resilient leadership: Responding to COVID-19
March 16, 2020
Five fundamental qualities of resilient leadership distinguish successful CEOs as they guide their enterprises through the COVID-19 crisis. Learn specific steps that can help blunt the crisis’s impact—and enable your organization to emerge stronger.
Bain & Company
A CEO Plan for Coronavirus: Actions to Take Now
March 13, 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak is unlike any previous crisis: traditional crisis-response approaches will not be sufficient. CEOs need to act now, and act aggressively.
CECP
Adapting and Leading: How Companies are Responding to COVID-19
March 11, 2020
Many of the lessons learned from 9/11, the 2008 recession, SARS, natural disasters, and other times of crisis have provided companies with a strong foundation for the response to COVID-19.