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The traditional career ladder may have fallen down, a Randstad study released Jan. 20 indicated. Less than half of the more than 27,000 employees polled said they wanted to follow a traditional career path, opting instead for what Randstad called “portfolio careers” crafted via multiple sources of income.
Number of the week: 7%
The percentage of workers who said they would quit their jobs over a mandatory return-to-office policy, according to a survey fielded last December by MyPerfectResume — far lower than the 51% who said the same in January 2025.
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AI isn’t just reshaping jobs, it’s intensifying the competition for scarce skills.
John Chuang
CEO, Aquent
A “stark divide” is emerging in salary growth between jobs with high-demand skills, such as machine learning engineers, and jobs that have stagnated, such as copy editors. Among the fastest growing salaries include roles such as data scientists, data engineers and technical leads.
