#hiring

September U.S. job growth saw a sharp decline, falling well below economist expectations. This slowdown, coupled with downward revisions to prior months' figures, has diminished the likelihood of an October interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The unemployment rate ticked up slightly as more individuals entered the labor force. Despite the disappointing numbers, experts suggest this may not signal a broad labor market deterioration. Financial markets have adjusted their expectations for a near-term rate increase.

Washington, D.C.

https://www.irishsun.com/news/279348153/us-job-growth-slows-sharply-dims-chances-of-october-fed-hike

The level of skill at gainwell is shocking. Most of the people i work with seem to be pulled of the streets.

We are constantly firing and hiring. But only from people within gainwell.

Do you think the talent level is related to the low pay?

Every single IT recruiter and hiring manager is now Indian. Your chances of landing a job are almost zero.
In your own country foreigners have taken over an entire industry and shut you out.

Is the hiring freeze still going on within consulting?

I am an SD and we had our monthly sync during which we were told on numerous occasions that no further layoffs have been planned as our metrics are looking better than where we thought we would be. In fact we were told that there would be targeted hiring in fast growing areas within VBG. This AVP has a direct LoS with other SVPs and has previously been right about the Nov and May layoffs. Dont want to say too much as I might dox myself.

Anyone see A Rico’s posts on LinkedIn about personality tests being used since January and candidates being disqualified due to?

I guess with the record hiring at BTC they needed something like this. Sounds like a big issue though if it is blocking interns and contractors from converting to employees.

Other companies are doing similar. Google for example.

What’s up with that new building? Are we gonna be hiring?

Mostly folks coming from XOM. I also know two guys who left CVX for XOM. Are we now having an official employee exchange?

Wells Fargo & Co. has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. investment banker David Harkin to advise on technology deals, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Harkin, who had been co-head of Internet investment banking at JPMorgan, will be based in San Francisco and report to Brian Gudofsky, Wells Fargo’s head of TMT Investment Banking. Harkin will be a managing director and co-head of technology alongside Tej Shah.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-29/wells-fargo-hires-jpmorgan-s-david-harkin-to-co-lead-tech-deals

They are paying new hires 6-7 dollars more per hour with zero electronics experience compared to current Honeywell techs that have been there 20-30 years . Sad new hires with zero electronics background are starting out a tech 4 pay. Terrible for morale and leadership is always demanding more revenue and they still need more revenue.

This is messed up if true.

That's the only thing I'd really like to understand.

They want more layers. Common sense does not work for this company. NOT aLL, but Most current, designers are useless and design worthless cr-p too.

Women’s bball shoes are not going to get teens wearing our products again
Shipping jobs to India are not going to get teens wearing our products again
Running shoes are not going to get teens wearing our products again
Skims are not going to get teens wearing our products again
Acg is not going to get teens wearing our products again
Hiring million dollar vp’s is not going to get teens wearing our products again

Dont see some of the open Reqs I saw just last week..Anyone know what is going on? Just employees or open Reqs for contractors are also disappearing?

Check out this Instagram post about a mega hiring event for freshers in India. "Join Optum and be part of a global healthcare team." Walk in interviews were held for Senior Enrollment & Eligibility Representative. If you job is not offshored yet, it will be....

https://www.instagram.com/p/DdLg7z4ScYD/

US employers announced fewer layoffs in September, reaching the lowest level for the month since 2022. Despite this decrease, companies are not significantly increasing their hiring efforts. Technology firms accounted for the largest portion of recent job cuts. Employers are adopting a wait-and-see approach due to economic uncertainties and rising costs. Seasonal hiring plans are also down compared to the previous year, indicating a cautious labor market.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/layoffs-are-down-but-employers-arent-rushing-to-hire-for-the-holidays-093000754.html

Amazon is reportedly reaching out to former employees for positions in AI, cloud, and machine learning. This move aims to quickly fill critical skill gaps with individuals familiar with the company's systems and culture. However, this "boomerang hiring" strategy tests the trust of these former workers after recent significant layoffs. The company's ability to retain these individuals will depend on rebuilding confidence in leadership and future prospects. This practice highlights a broader trend of companies needing specialized talent amidst workforce restructuring.

Seattle, Washington

https://uctoday.com/amazon-boomerang-hiring-tests-trust-after-layoffs

Facilities engineers they pay annual bonus!

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4469038451/

August saw a notable decrease in both job openings and layoffs across the United States. Job openings fell to their lowest point since March, largely driven by a significant drop in openings at small businesses. Meanwhile, layoffs reached their lowest level since March 2025, indicating a cooling labor market. Despite these declines, overall hires saw a slight increase, primarily due to gains in the government sector. The number of workers quitting their jobs also decreased, suggesting increased job stability.

Washington, D.C.

https://pro.thestreet.com/market-commentary/job-openings-quits-and-layoffs-all-fall-in-august

The Charlotte, NC area experienced job growth in August 2026, adding 2,800 positions. This figure is lower than the 4,600 jobs gained in the preceding month of July. Over the past five years, the region has averaged approximately 2,500 new jobs monthly. August 2026 ranked as the 17th-highest month for job growth within this five-year span. These employment numbers are subject to revisions as more complete data becomes available.

Charlotte, NC

https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many-jobs-were-added-in-the-us-last-month/metro-area/charlotte-nc/

west div promotion 48 hours before elimination. ned hiring right before cuts. finance hire started two days before the annoucement.how does that happen if the target org and fte plan were alredy known? either hiring managers are compleatly outside the process, or people are being moved into roles leadership already knows may dissapear.

Any court case for blocking new h1b hring ?

Be mindful of store managers and belk executives with over exaggerated and blatantly false resumes and/or LinkedIn pages. Some just pure fiction. belk needs to do their due diligence when hiring these garbage managers and executives.

There seem to be tons of new Java requirements being posted in past few weeks. I suspect these are a waste of time requisitions, something to do with H1 or to show they are hiring. Even HR calls on these are a bit goofy than usual. Something is going on with the whole IT job listings. Hope it gets back to some normalcy and not just random games played around. Some really deserving candidates are struggling due to these job games....

We've hired 500+ H1Bs in first 8 months of 2026. All while we laid off 1000s of Americans.

I've posted the source below, it's from dpt of labor, but H1BHQ.com lets you search it - will run analysis on the numbers and will reply to this post.

Source

https://h1bhq.com/search?employerSlug=CITIBANK-N-A&fiscalYear=2026&pageSize=25

I averaged salaries per job title - will run numbers on cities and dates:

Financial Solutions Senior Group Manager -- $250,000
Trader -- $225,000
Quantitative Analyst -- $225,000
Digital Software Engineer Senior Lead Analyst -- $220,000
Balance Sheet Management Senior Lead Analyst -- $198,255
Specialized Analytics Lead Analyst -- $197,150
Engineering Group Manager -- $188,014
Applications Development Technical Lead Analyst -- $176,562
Data Analytics Senior Manager -- $175,502
Applications Development Senior Manager -- $167,271
Digital Software Engineer Lead Analyst -- $165,591
IT Business Lead Analyst -- $165,490
Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst -- $160,873
Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst -- $160,081
Data Analytics Lead Analyst -- $159,804
Model/Analysis/Validation Officer -- $157,673
Applications Support Tech Lead Analyst -- $157,572
Engineering Lead Analyst -- $157,153
Applications Support Technical Lead Analyst -- $156,349
Information Security Technical Lead Analyst -- $156,162
Credit Portfolio Officer -- $155,325
Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst -- $151,039
Application Support Technical Lead Analyst -- $149,036
Digital Software Engineer Senior Analyst -- $146,400
Applications Development Manager -- $145,642
Digital Tech Program Lead Analyst -- $145,338
Modeling/Analysis/Validation Officer -- $145,000
Data Science Lead Analyst -- $142,378
Model/Analysis/Validation Senior Analyst -- $129,035
Digital Software Engineering Senior Analyst -- $129,000
Product Developer -- $124,200
Credit Portfolio Senior Analyst -- $124,050
Regulatory Risk Officer -- $68,316

Raw Data:

https://hastebin.com/share/oyezoleboc.swift

I'm a people leader and I'm being told by my SVP and EVP I must hire only from the GCC. I can't help but feel like this is some what discrimatory , shouldn't I be able to hire who is best for the job? Not just only from the GCC? So I'm being forced to hire from the GCC all while managers onshore that look like they came from the GCC only hires ppl that also reflect people from the GCC. What is happening?

I was part of the July layoffs in CX. When TJ was reading from the hostage video script she made it clear that “it had nothing to do with your performance” and it was based on needs of the business

Fast forward two more months and I have applied on multiple roles I am more than qualified for. I come to learn there is a flag in the system that shows if you are part of an impacted universe. In other words “we are laying this person off, do not hire them”

I am assuming this type of discrimination is not legal?

Anybody have laborers taking over service track still on BNSF? Hire more and more laborers but no actual craft employees can’t help but think home location is going to turn into a fuel and go have lots traffic in and out of yard especially with interchange with other class one and intermodal. For whatever reason the company isn’t hiring any more craft. Thoughts?

So many Cengage openings being posted, and so many people posting their farewells. Cengage is looking bleak. ET freaking out about salesforce and the lack of pipeline. NK still thinks things are steady and stable and is in disbelief- that’s what you get for firing everyone who are not yes people and are living in reality telling you that reality.

Why most hires in india wont code and just do confluence updates . Are they hired as per ppl manager friendships

Over the past year and a half, many White and Asian leaders in Engineering and Product have been forced out --- while many new leadership come from the same Indian background. Layoffs seem to disproportionately affect non-Indian engineers, while new VPs and Senior Directors who are all Indian -- hire predominantly from their own communities.

I hope HR is reviewing the promotion, and layoff data objectively. Engineers from every background are equally capable, talented, and hardworking. Everyone deserves a fair and equal opportunity, regardless of ethnicity or background.

What is happening at Teradata now --- is not fair.

For namesake there seem to be plenty of requirements posted and many say multiple openings.

1. Not even a call on many. You just get a rejection letter.
2. Some requirements are so fine tuned as if they are not interested in selecting anyone rather trying to reject outright.
3. Some you get call from HR. Interview goes really well, but hmmm no response for further steps.
4. Some requirements there are folks on the call who seem to be he-l bent on proving how hard the role is and how they seem stuck on one technical question that they are familiar with.
5. Covid might have pushed a lot of undeserving candidates up the chain and they act as if they run the company :-) . No common sense, no professional attitude. Just folks who were lucky to be in that position...thats all.

If these were labor filings, why waste others time?

If these were internal rotations why waste others time?

If they dont need candidates why do they keep raising hopes only to disappoint?

Are external applicants ever seriously considered for roles? And is HCSC even hiring right now or are the job postings all fake? Mixes messages as our department says there is a hiring freeze yet new jobs are posted daily.

Should Oracle be barred from H-1B hiring for two years after these massive layoffs?

I'm sorry you're going through this. To anyone from Oracle hospitality, we have several open opportunities at Agilysys and would love to try to help anyone looking for their next chapter. I've shared a link to our careers page below. Wishing everyone strength and success as you navigate your next move.

https://www.agilysys.com/en/careers-join/

Check LinkedIn, all the best.

All these leadership hires from GM and Stellantis are d-mb as rocks. So tired of them telling long time employees how brilliant their prior company was and how d-mb Ford is. And the GM Club can stop snickering about our decisions, systems, etc. It wasn't too long ago they were fired from their old company. If they were so talented, they wouldn't be here. Go back to where you came from!

Hi folks,

After almost 19 years at Cengage, I'm now happily working with a smaller publisher. I need to fill some open roles in Sales & Marketing at the individual contributor and leadership levels. Any suggestions on where to find the best Sales & Marketing talent that might fit well with a smaller org? What job sites do you tend to use?

The "post and pray" approach on LinkedIn and similar doesn't seem to be great--I'm getting a lot of "easy apply" resumes that aren't super relevant. Meanwhile, I see on sites like this one that layoffs at Cengage (and competitors) continue, so I'm looking for any suggestions on where/how to more actively find Sales & Marketing talent. I've already hit up my own network directly; looking for any advice on additional avenues to pursue...

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Portland Public Schools has recalled 43 of the 87 teachers who were laid off at the end of the last school year. These educators have been offered either full-time or part-time positions within the district. Recalls typically happen over the summer due to retirements or other staff changes. However, some classrooms still have substitute teachers, creating uncertainty for students and families. The district is working to fill these remaining vacancies according to union contract rules.

Portland, Oregon

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/09/portland-public-schools-recalls-half-of-laid-off-teachers-a-handful-of-classrooms-remain-in-limbo.html

(this is publically available information)