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What’s ahead for 2026? More hiring, but with more focus and precision, experts told HR Dive in our hiring trends piece for the year. While the market has shifted to favor employers, automation tools and artificial intelligence have complicated the job for recruiters in a number of ways. Employers are also keenly seeking certain skillsets — but may not be prepared to pay up, sources said.
Number of the week: 90%
The percentage of U.S. companies that said they missed their hiring goals in 2025. Recruiters told GoodTime in its report that they spent a great deal of their time scheduling interviews, making that activity the “biggest operational tax on hiring” currently present.
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People truly don’t have an appreciation for how big and bloated a company like Amazon got after COVID.
Scott Bickley
Advisory fellow, Info-Tech Research Group
Amazon announced it would cut 16,000 more jobs, on top of the 14,000 positions that were announced to be cut in October 2025. The company cited reorganization for the reason behind the layoffs.
