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🗞️ Jobs on the rise
🧑‍💼 CEO apologizes (twice)
💻 Layoffs hit Wayfair, eBay, TIME
📋 Talent roles at Uber, JPMC, Angi

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This week, LinkedIn released a new study naming the 25 fastest-growing roles in the U.S. according to internal company data.

What were they?!
The role of a “Chief Growth Officer” took the #1 spot, followed by “Government Program Analyst,” “Environment Health Safety Manager,” “Director of Revenue Operations,” “Sustainability Analyst,” “Advanced Practice Provider,” “Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion,” “Artificial Intelligence Consultant,” “Recruiter” (!!!!!!!!!!), and “Artificial Intelligence Engineer,” to round out the top 10. Look at that #9 ranking, recruiters — you made it!

Let’s dive into the recruiter profile …
The data from LinkedIn noted “especially high growth” in recruiter roles specializing in sales, legal, and healthcare. It found most talent acquisition roles were located in Dallas, New York City, and Los Angeles, with a gender distribution of 54% female and 46% male. In addition, the study found 31% of recruiters work remote, and 24% work hybrid.

How are things trending?
Interestingly, more than two-thirds of the roles of this year’s list didn’t even exist 20 years ago, the data shows, including seven of the top 10 titles listed above. The #7 ranked role of VP of Diversity and Inclusion had a notable drop from 2023 data, when it held the #3 spot. This wasn’t much of surprise, however, following an earlier report from LinkedIn showing a decline in the role of Chief Diversity Officers.

Looking ahead … to 2030.
In a blog post from August 2023, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky wrote about how roles at work—and thus, job titles—are changing on us faster than we think. “The average LinkedIn member [has seen] skills needed for their job change by 25% over the past eight years,” he said. “By our latest estimates, that number is expected to reach at least 65% by 2030.”

📥 Read more in LinkedIn News.

NUMBERS

Numbers That’ll Make You Think

• 20 — The number of U.S. states that have weighed or passed laws intended to curtail corporate DEI initiatives (NYT)

• 2 — The number of apology videos issued by Kyte Baby CEO Ying Liu, following intense public outcry on TikTok over the baby clothing company’s denial of a new mother’s request to work from home while her baby was in neonatal intensive care (Axios)

• 40% — The percentage of jobs globally that could potentially be affected by AI automation and augmentation, according to a report from the International Monetary Fund (Talivity)

• $1.09 billion — The cost to the German economy of an ongoing labor dispute with railroad workers that has resulted in a 6-day strike of passenger train conductors (NYT)

LAYOFFS

Places For You To Source Fresh Talent

• Furniture retailer Wayfair laid off 1,350 employees, weeks after its CEO encouraged staff to work “long hours” and avoid “laziness” (CNN)

• E-commerce giant eBay is cutting 9% of its workforce (CNBC)

• Publisher TIME is cutting approximately 30 union-represented employees (CNN)

• Software company SAP announced it is slashing 8,000 roles as part of a restructuring effort in 2024 (CNBC)

• Used-vehicle company Vroom is halting operations and cutting 90% of its workforce, despite posting a nearly $2.5 billion valuation at its 2020 IPO (MarketWatch)

A MESSAGE FROM TALIVITY

OPEN ROLES

Jobs You Might Want (For Yourself!)

• PR software firm Cision is hiring a Senior People Director based in New York, NY or remote

• Fast-food giant Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is seeking an Area Leader of Recruiting, based in Providence, RI; Nashville, TN; and other locations

• Home services platform Angi is hiring a Recruiter, based in New York, NY in a hybrid capacity

• Marketing automation company Klaviyo is seeking an Executive Recruiter based in Boston, MA

• Ride-sharing company Uber is looking for a Director of People Operations in various U.S. locations

• Financial services firm JPMorgan Chase is hiring for a Human Resources Business Advisor in Tempe, AZ

Are you hiring for a role on your talent team? Let us know!

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Before You Go … Other Things To Know

• Check out highlights from the 2024 World Economic Forum, including how AI is reshaping the economy and society (Talivity)

• Roxane Gay writes for advice for New York Times readers dealing with colleagues crying at work and difficult co-workers (NYT)

• Explore Cliquify’s 2024 study unveiling key strategies in employer branding (Talivity)

• Read about how dozens of big companies, who once formed a coalition to lift one million Black workers into good-paying jobs, have adjusted their goals in the heat of backlash against DEI initiatives (NYT)

• Still in the heat of 2024 planning? Check out Talivity’s planning ebook to help you out (Talivity)

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