Hire Calling
Your source for all things hiring, staffing, and recruiting. Applying old school values in the modern workplace for candidates, employees, hiring managers, and recruiters.
Episodes
141 episodes
Breaking Job News: Workers Lose Trust in Leadership & Holiday Jobs Disappear
The U.S. job market is caught in a strange paradox.Confidence is waning, small-business profits are shrinking, and holiday hiring has reached its weakest point in more than a decade. Yet millions of qualified candidates still can’t land ...
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Breaking Job News: The Shutdown Pay Deal That Is Shaking Washington & More Job Cuts
In today’s Breaking Job News headlines: Job cuts quietly rise, AI rewrites millions of roles, and Washington finally hits reset.The latest ADP data reveals private employers are trimming headcount as 2025 winds down. Small weekly losses ...
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Breaking Job News: America’s Job Market Faces a 3-Front War—AI, Fed Policy, and China’s Talent Grab
The headlines say the job market is holding firm, but is it really? Beneath the surface, wage growth is cooling, hiring appetite is softening, and the Fed’s latest moves reveal deeper cracks in the U.S. economy. In today's Breaking Job News...
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Breaking Job News: Job Postings Hit a 4-Year Low as Worker Confidence Falls
Headlines suggest a cooling job market, but the story becomes more interesting once you delve into the data and consider its implications for your next move. Host Pete Newsome opens with the latest numbers on job postings sliding toward pre-pan...
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Breaking Job News: America’s Vanishing Jobs, 2025 Pay Trends, & the Federal Pay Freeze
Is the job market really cooling or just recalibrating?New data from PayScale paints a more complex picture: unemployment is rising, participation is declining, yet wages are still increasing in critical, high-stakes sectors. Fro...
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Breaking Job News: Monster Reports a Holiday Hiring BOOM & New AI Job Titles Emerge
The job market just flipped, and AI is leading the charge.Today's Breaking Job News headlines are about new data revealing how generative AI has transitioned from pilot projects to everyday practice. A new Wharton study reveals ...
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Breaking Job News: YouTube Offers Voluntary Buyouts to Employees, Pay Drop, & Fewer Entry-Level Jobs
What happens when your next coworker isn’t human but a fully integrated AI agent?Today's Breaking Job News unpacks new data showing how artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of hiring, pay, and performance. Nearly half...
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Breaking Job News: America Reacts as AI Takes Over and 48,000 UPS Layoffs
Is AI really coming for our jobs or just rewriting them?Today's Breaking Job News episode dives into three stories reshaping the modern workplace: a national survey revealing how Americans truly feel about AI, a billion-dollar c...
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Breaking Job News: Amazon’s 14K Layoffs, ADP’s New Jobs Tracker, and the Rise of AI in Job Posts
When 14,000 jobs disappear overnight, it’s more than a headline; it’s a turning point. Amazon’s massive layoffs mark one of the year's most significant corporate contractions, driven by a bold bet on AI and automation. Host Pete Newsome breaks ...
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Breaking Job News: Elon Musk's Controversial AI Prediction, 750k Federal Workers Unpaid, & Hiring Scams
What if Elon Musk is right and AI really does replace every job? In today's Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome unpacks what total automation could mean for workers, families, and the economy. From the promise of “optional...
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Breaking Job News: Meta Cuts Jobs to Focus on AI & Gartner Predicts 100% of IT Work Will Involve AI
The question isn’t whether AI will reshape your job; it’s how soon.From Meta’s latest layoffs inside its Superintelligence Lab to Gartner’s forecast that 100% of IT work will involve AI by 2030, these job market headlines connect the do...
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Breaking Job News: Amazon’s Automation Plan Could Wipe Out 600k Jobs & The Great Freeze Hits Hiring
The job market looks frozen, but there’s movement beneath the ice.New data from ZipRecruiter calls this era The Great Freeze, with turnover plunging and employers choosing retention over risk. Yet cracks are forming: a potential...
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Breaking Job News: Job Scams Surge & Nearly Half of Americans Feel Effects of Government Shutdown
Headlines hit home when the slowdown lands in your mailbox, your benefits, or your neighborhood. Today's job news headlines highlight the ripple effects of the ongoing federal government shutdown, including slower mail, delayed benefits, and ca...
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Breaking Job News: U.S. Chambers Sues Trump Over H-1B Visa Fee & AI Interview Cheating
The headlines say the hiring market is broken, but what if it’s not broken, just rewired? In this week’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome digs into the messy middle where technology, talent, and policy collide.First up: the rise of ...
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Breaking Job News: Judge Halts Federal Layoffs, CEO Confidence Down, & Most Workers Don’t Have a “Good Job”
Headlines scream recession fears, but look closer and you’ll see something else: CEOs are slowing down, not shutting down. Confidence dropped again this quarter, yet plans to hire and invest are quietly ticking upward. In today's job news, we d...
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Breaking Job News: NASA's JPL Lays Off Hundreds, AI Confidence, & Small Business Optimism Sinks
The headlines say small business confidence is slipping, but that’s only half the story. The real crisis? Open jobs stay empty while talented people remain unemployed. In today's Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome digs into the h...
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Breaking Job News: JD Vance Warns More Job Cuts, AI Divide, & Amazon's Massive Holiday Hiring Plan
Government services have hit pause as the federal shutdown drags into Day 13. Agencies go dark, unions sue, and the White House tests the limits of executive power, leaving millions wondering how long the stalemate will last. In thi...
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Breaking Job News: The IRS Furloughs Half of Their Workforce & the Increase of Job Hugging
Corporate America has hit its breaking point. New data from Gartner reveals that only 45% of employees achieved their company’s change goals this year, not because they’re lazy, but because the pace of transformation has become ...
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Breaking Job News: Private Labor Data Weakens & Trump Shutdown Firings Could Cross Legal Lines
The headlines don’t add up: hiring is cooling, layoffs aren’t spiking, and AI is both the future and a mess.So what should smart leaders actually do right now? Host Pete Newsome investigates the real labor signals behind the frozen offi...
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Breaking Job News: The Fallout of the Government Shutdown, AI-Unemployment Link & “Pay-to-Apply”
The headlines say AI hasn’t hurt jobs. The reality? It’s already rewriting them.In today's job news, host Pete Newsome takes a hard look at new data from Yale’s Budget Lab showing no clear link between AI exposure and unemployment. On p...
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Today's Job News: Looming Gov't Layoffs, LinkedIn CEO's Bold Future Of Work Prediction, & 2025 Cuts
Today's episode explores the significant impact of the ongoing government shutdown on federal employees, including the potential for permanent layoffs as warned by the White House. Pete also covers job market trends, with nearly a million job c...
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Breaking Job News: ADP Report Reveals Unexpected Loss in September, Plus August Revisions
In today's episode, host Pete Newsome covers the latest ADP National Employment Report, highlighting a significant job loss in the private sector for September, contrary to expected gains. He discusses the implications of this report, a...
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Breaking Job News: 7.2M Openings Hold Steady Amid Historic Federal Workforce Exodus
In today's video, host President Pete Newsome shares the August Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, revealing minimal changes from July. He discusses job openings, hires, and ...
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Breaking Job News: Mass Govt Layoffs, Walmart CEO Says AI Will Change Every Job, & 72-Hour Workweek
In today's episode, host President Pete Newsome explores the potential repercussions of a looming government shutdown, including mass layoffs as instructed by the White House. He also discusses Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's bold statement...
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Breaking Job News: New Unemployment Data, Hybrid Work Demands, And AI-Driven Shorter Work Weeks
In today's job market update, host Pete Newsome explores the continuation of hybrid work, new unemployment claims data, and significant legal rulings. Highlights include a decline in new jobless claims, the steady adoption of hybrid work models...
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