Revenge quitting. AI reshaping roles. DEI rebrands, not retreats.
This week on Paper Cut, we unpack the chaos with sharp insights on where talent, trust, and tech collide:
✂️ Job cuts spike again—yes, again
⚡ Revenge quitting is rising (and it’s personal)
🤖 AI isn’t just evolving roles—it’s erasing them
📉 Strategy is shifting from hire-hire-hire to retain-and-survive
📣 DEI gets a makeover, but not a burial
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🔗 Links From This Episode
✂️ Layoffs + Strategy Pivots
• March layoffs surged as ‘DOGE’ budget cuts take hold:
• Canada sheds 33,000 jobs as global trade jitters intensify:
• Japan hikes starting salaries to compete for talent:
• Why your employer brand needs to get agile:
https://recruitingheadlines.com/building-an-agile-employer-brand-strategy-in-times-of-uncertainty/
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😤 Revenge Quitting & Workforce Fallout
• Revenge quitting is on the rise—yes, it’s a thing:
• Fed employees being targeted by foreign governments:
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🤖 AI + Tech Talent Tectonics
• LinkedIn launches new AI-powered recruiting tools:
https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/talent-acquisition/linkedin-ai-powered-tools
• AI reshapes hiring strategies across APAC:
• The end of programming jobs as we know them?:
https://fortune.com/2025/03/17/computer-programming-jobs-lowest-1980-ai/
• Pentagon ditches HR software overhaul project:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/pentagon_abandons_hr_software_overhaul/
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