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[04 MAY] PAPER CUT

Back from a two-week Easter pause, we’re diving into AI job takeovers, RTO contradictions, DEI fallout, and who’s really calling themselves “top employer” right after layoffs.

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Welcome to Paper Cut, where we cut through the week’s noise to bring you the sharpest insights in employer branding, talent acquisition, and HR.

After a two-week break (thank you, chocolate eggs and existential dread), Paper Cut is back. Unfortunately, so are the layoffs, AI job threats, DEI rebrands, and employer ranking hypocrisy. HR folks, strap in.

We’ve got another week of contradiction and chaos: companies praised for being “the best” are handing out pink slips; AI’s chomping through job functions faster than you can say “pivot”; and DEI just became political cannon fodder.

If you’re building (or salvaging) an employer brand right now, consider this your field manual.

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