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Hire Calling
Pete Newsome
160 episodes
6 hours ago
Hiring in 2026 is off to a rough start. Entry-level jobs still demand experience, ghost postings keep candidates in limbo, and AI is widening the gap between workers moving faster and those getting left behind. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down fresh data from Forbes, Indeed’s Hiring Lab, and UKG to explain what’s actually happening in the job market and what to do about it. He covers why entry-level hiring remains broken, how AI adoption is splitting the wor...
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Hiring in 2026 is off to a rough start. Entry-level jobs still demand experience, ghost postings keep candidates in limbo, and AI is widening the gap between workers moving faster and those getting left behind. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down fresh data from Forbes, Indeed’s Hiring Lab, and UKG to explain what’s actually happening in the job market and what to do about it. He covers why entry-level hiring remains broken, how AI adoption is splitting the wor...
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Episodes (20/160)
Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Workforce Megatrends Shaping 2026 & Entry-Level Hiring Crisis
Hiring in 2026 is off to a rough start. Entry-level jobs still demand experience, ghost postings keep candidates in limbo, and AI is widening the gap between workers moving faster and those getting left behind. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down fresh data from Forbes, Indeed’s Hiring Lab, and UKG to explain what’s actually happening in the job market and what to do about it. He covers why entry-level hiring remains broken, how AI adoption is splitting the wor...
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2 days ago
12 minutes

Hire Calling
10 Trends Redefining Jobs, Pay, and Hiring in 2026
What will the labor market actually look like in 2026? We break down 10 trends reshaping jobs, pay, and hiring. From agentic AI running multi-step workflows to hybrid work settling in as the default, we show what’s changing, what’s sticking, and where the real career upside is. AI is no longer just a tool. It’s starting to act like a teammate, connecting tasks into outcomes across recruiting, operations, and customer work. That shift comes with trade-offs: fewer entry-level white-collar roles...
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2 weeks ago
28 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Federal Government Launches US Tech Force & Vanguard 2026 Job Outlook
AI may not be killing jobs (yet), but it is changing who gets hired. While headlines focus on disruption, the real labor-market story is subtler: hiring has slowed, productivity is rising, and AI is quietly reshaping how work actually gets done. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down Vanguard’s 2026 economic outlook and the latest CompTIA Tech Jobs Report to explain what’s really happening in the job market. You’ll learn why unemployment is expected to stabilize, ...
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3 weeks ago
9 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: November Jobs Report Signals Stability...With Cracks Forming
The labor market looks fine, but the data underlying it tell a more complicated story. In today's job headlines, host Pete Newsome breaks down the November jobs report and what it really means for hiring, employees, and workplace strategy right now. Payroll growth was modest, unemployment ticked up to 4.6%, and short-term unemployment jumped, often an early warning sign of disruption. The biggest red flag? A sharp rise in involuntary part-time work reveals that many employers are cutting hour...
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3 weeks ago
5 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: The VA Plans to Eliminate 35k Roles, The Great Stay Is Shifting, & New AI Jobs
The headlines say the labor market is “fine.” Your inbox, calendar, and workload probably disagree. In today’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome cuts through the noise to unpack what’s actually happening at work, from AI adoption accelerating faster than leadership can manage it, to the next phase of the Great Stay reshaping how opportunity shows up. New Gallup data shows 45% of U.S. workers now use AI at work, yet nearly one in four don’t even know their company’s AI strategy. That awaren...
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3 weeks ago
6 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Banks Quietly Prepare for Workforce Cuts & CEOs Warn AI Will Weaken Hiring
The job market is sending mixed signals; hiring is inching forward while AI is accelerating fast enough to reshape entire industries. In today's Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down new ManpowerGroup data showing a +27% U.S. hiring outlook for Q1 2026. Growth is slower and more selective, with finance, insurance, and mid-sized employers driving most of the momentum. From there, Pete dives into the most unmistakable evidence yet of AI’s impact on staffing. Major banks, such as JPMo...
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4 weeks ago
5 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Parents Are Now Rethinking the Value of College & the Labor Market Freezes
The headlines say the job market is “cooling,” but the real story is far more revealing. Behind the flat JOLTS numbers, steady openings, steady hires, and another drop in quits, is a labor market that has stopped accelerating and started stabilizing. Workers are switching jobs less, competing offers are thinning, and employers are quietly regaining leverage. Host Pete Newsome breaks down what this shift means for pay and power, and how both candidates and hiring managers should adjust their s...
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4 weeks ago
5 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: SHRM Faces $11.5M Discrimination Verdict & New Data Reveals 2026 Hiring Priorities
HR’s biggest watchdog just failed its own audit, and the fallout is a warning shot for every employer. Host Pete Newsome breaks down the $11.5M discrimination and retaliation verdict against SHRM, how a single conflict of interest unraveled their investigation, and what true independence and accountability should look like inside any HR process. Then he zooms out to the labor market signals shaping 2026. Fresh Upwork data and more than a million U.S. job postings reveal significant month-over...
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1 month ago
5 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: What Workers Want In 2026 & Small Business Hiring Troubles
What if the 2026 job market isn’t what anyone expects? New survey data shows workers prioritizing pay, job security, and work-life balance over every office perk, and feeling more underpaid and uncertain than ever. Host Pete Newsome breaks down what’s rising, what’s slipping, and how shifting worker expectations are reshaping hiring. Pete also cuts through the noise on small business hiring struggles. Instead of blaming a “talent shortage,” he digs into the real issues, outdated job ads, slow...
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1 month ago
8 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Unemployment Claims Hit 2-Year Low—But Layoffs Are Still Surging?
The job market is sending mixed signals, record-low unemployment claims on one hand, nonstop layoff posts on your feed on the other. What’s really going on? In this episode, host Pete Newsome breaks down the contradiction and uncover the forces reshaping work in real time. He explains why jobless claims just hit a two-year low, even as several states report layoffs across construction, retail, manufacturing, warehousing, and professional services. Pete also digs into why planned hiring ...
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: MIT's AI Exposure Index Shocks Economists & 2025 Job Growth Only Came From Two Sectors
The biggest shift in today’s job market isn’t happening in tech; it’s happening in the everyday tasks no one talks about. MIT’s new Project Iceberg shows that while coding and engineering get the AI spotlight, the real exposure is buried in admin, finance, and professional services. That hidden layer is 5× larger, and it’s already reshaping careers: early-career employment in exposed roles is down 13%, and AI task fluency is quickly becoming the new baseline for advancement. Host Pete Newsome...
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1 month ago
8 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Gig Work Is Shrinking & AI Can Automate Up to 57% of Your Job
Hiring slows, holiday roles stall, and the data tells a more complicated story than the headlines. Host Pete Newsome unpacks fresh numbers from ADP and The Conference Board to explain why the labor market feels soft even as certain indicators flicker up. Then he zooms in on the most underreported shift: the gig economy’s short-term dip amid a long-term rise, fueled not by students or side hustlers but by seasoned pros. Older, highly skilled workers are choosing independent contracts for flexi...
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1 month ago
8 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: AI Driving Holiday Layoffs & Verizon’s Massive Cuts
Imagine opening the holidays with a layoff notice. For nearly a third of workers, that’s now a real possibility. A new national survey says nearly one in three companies plans to cut staff before New Year’s, and the reasons go far beyond budget tightening. In today's Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down why end-of-year layoffs spike, from Q1 cost-cutting and bonus avoidance to leadership pressure to “reset” headcount before January. He also confronts a growing ethical dilemma: mos...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: BLS Jobs Report Drama & 2026's 'Stable But Stuck' Forecast
What do you do when one of the most important signals in the labor market vanishes? Today's Breaking Job News dives into the unprecedented cancellation of October’s BLS Jobs Report and what it means to lose the unemployment rate, labor-force participation, and the demographic details we rely on to understand the job market. With only September’s numbers available, 119,000 jobs added, unemployment at 4.4%, and more downward revisions, host Pete Newsome breaks down where momentum is slowing, wh...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: "Godfather of AI" Says Half of White-Collar Jobs Will Vanish & Hiring Hits New Lows
The job market is shifting faster than anyone expected, and most people have no idea what’s coming. Hiring is slowing, mobility is freezing, and new AI warnings are targeting the exact white-collar jobs millions rely on. In today’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome reveals the data, the signals, and the hidden risks shaping your career right now. He starts with the truth behind the “low-hire, low-fire” job market that’s trapping workers in place. Fewer openings mean tougher competition, st...
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Job Growth Is Flat, Tenure Shakeups, & Tri-State Job Cuts Deepen
The hiring headlines don’t match the reality, and that mismatch tells the real story. ADP’s latest data shows negative net job growth, yet the share of new hires is rising. How? Host Pete Newsome breaks down the hidden engine behind today’s labor market: a shrinking labor force, rapid retirements among workers 55+, and a wave of replacement hiring that keeps companies running in place rather than expanding. Even as roles refill, new-hire wage growth is the slowest on record, reshaping leverag...
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Shocking Quiet Firing Data, AI Hiring Laws, & Job Anxiety Is Growing
The workplace is transforming faster than anyone is prepared for, and today’s data reveals just how uneven the playing field has become. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down the forces reshaping careers in 2025 and beyond. AI adoption is accelerating inside large enterprises, while small businesses struggle to keep pace. Meanwhile, IT leaders sound alarms about rising security risks as agentic AI becomes part of daily workflows. He digs into the new patchw...
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1 month ago
11 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Bad Time to Be a Grad
What if the real crisis for new grads isn’t a lack of jobs, but a hiring market that’s quietly been rewired? In today’s breaking job news, host Pete Newsome breaks down why landing that first role feels harder than ever and uncovers the structural shifts reshaping the entry-level market in 2025. Pete dives into the data behind the headlines: recent graduate unemployment is outpacing the national average, full-time job postings are shrinking while applications per role surge, and employer conf...
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1 month ago
5 minutes

Hire Calling
Breaking Job News: Skilled Labor Crisis Deepens Amid BLS Data Blackout
With BLS data frozen during the shutdown, there is no employment report, no CPI, and no benchmarks; employers, investors, and policymakers are suddenly flying blind. In today’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome digs into how the loss of federal data is reshaping hiring plans, slowing approvals, extending recruiting cycles, and dialing up uncertainty at the exact moment companies were hoping for clarity. He breaks down what private-sector indicators are showing in the absence of BLS continu...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Hire Calling
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 jobs. In today’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome discusses what’s really happening behind the numbers: an economy where leaders are losing trust, workers are losing patience, and the hiring process itself is breaking down. From NFIB’s cooling Small Busin...
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1 month ago
12 minutes

Hire Calling
Hiring in 2026 is off to a rough start. Entry-level jobs still demand experience, ghost postings keep candidates in limbo, and AI is widening the gap between workers moving faster and those getting left behind. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down fresh data from Forbes, Indeed’s Hiring Lab, and UKG to explain what’s actually happening in the job market and what to do about it. He covers why entry-level hiring remains broken, how AI adoption is splitting the wor...