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Amanda Augustine

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  • Career Expert and Spokesperson, Talent, Inc
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Layoff Damage Lingers: 1 in 4 Companies Say Culture Still Hasn't Recovered

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By Amanda Augustine
| Human Capital Innovations
More than one in four (25.2%) companies have still not recovered their workplace culture from their most recent layoff, and some HR leaders believe theirs never will. That’s according to new research from global workforce solutions firm Careerminds, which surveyed 600 full-time HR leaders who led or were directly involved in layoffs in the past 24 months. The study found that 25.2% said their company’s culture has not yet recovered from it’s most recent layoff.
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Technical Skills Give Job Seekers A Hiring edge, new data reveals

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By Amanda Augustine
| Human Capital Innovations
Key findings: Candidates with at least one technical or analytical skill on their resume were 42% more likely to land a job than those listing only soft skills (20.1% vs. 14.2%). Tableau proficiency had the strongest link to hiring success, with 25.1% of candidates who listed the skill securing a new role. Candidates listing AI-related skills were 1.4x more likely to land a job than those without them, despite only 3.0% of resumes mentioning AI tools such as ChatGPT or Copilot.
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Companies Slash Employee Training Budgets by $126K as AI Budgets Soar

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By Amanda Augustine
| Human Capital Innovations
New research reveals more than half of U.S. companies would sacrifice employee skill development to fund AI. Those that have already cut learning and development budgets have reduced them by $126,000 on average, while AI budgets soar. Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to reach $2.59 trillion in 2026, and companies are already cutting compensation, freezing salaries, and reducing headcount to bankroll it.
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