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Paper Cut

The Productivity Mirage Meets The Pink-Slip Economy

AI agents promise lift. Pink slips deliver reality. Gen Z gets squeezed while remote-first shops drown in applicants. This week: productivity hype, adoption whiplash, and the broken rungs of early careers collide.

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By EBN Oct 26, 2025 11 min read
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Future of Work

WEF Jobs of Tomorrow, Workforces of Today: The 2025 Plan

WEF’s new “Jobs of Tomorrow” paper says four technologies will reshape seven of the world’s largest workforces. Here is what leaders must do in 2025 to convert disruption into good jobs, skills and performance that last.
By James Robbins Oct 23, 2025 17 min read
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Perspective

Your next employer branding hire: Creative Strategist

Creative strategists blend data, design, and storytelling. For TA leaders building lean, high-performing teams, this hybrid role could be the most powerful addition you haven’t made yet.
By Mark Conachan Oct 21, 2025 6 min read
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Paper Cut

Fear, Not AI, Is Fueling The Cuts

This week’s tension: executives blame AI for layoffs while memos whisper something else. Skills become policy. Workers call the RTO bluff. Employer brands either get honest or get ignored.

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By EBN Oct 20, 2025 8 min read
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Perspective

Employer Branding ROI Is Broken: Less Than 20% Can Prove It And That’s Sad.

Most employer brand teams still talk about engagement instead of business impact. Until they can prove how brand drives real business results, they’ll keep losing budgets... and credibility.
By Mike Parsons Oct 16, 2025 6 min read
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Perspective

Clarity and Empathy: The Twin Engines of Employer Branding in 2025

Clarity cuts through complexity. Empathy builds trust. Together, they define the next era of employer branding and they might just be the only strategy that still works.
By Srimoyee Deymerwar Oct 15, 2025 5 min read
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Paper Cut

Trust Theater, AI Scoreboards, and Hiring Whiplash

Bosses doubled down on control while pretending it is culture. AI got a scoreboard. Candidates spotted red flags from miles away. The fix is simple, not easy: trust, clarity, and real skills.

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By EBN Oct 12, 2025 10 min read
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Perspective

Why Work Friendships Are the Untapped Superpower of Employer Branding

KPMG’s recent survey finds work friendships are central to engagement, wellbeing and performance - and that most employers are failing to nurture them.
By Mike Parsons Oct 9, 2025 8 min read
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Paper Cut

The Jobs Are There. The Offers Aren’t.

Recruiting gets weird when growth holds, hiring cools and skills beat pedigrees. Signals are noisy. Strategy cannot be.

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By EBN Oct 5, 2025 9 min read
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Perspective

The Hidden Cost of the Skills Promise

Employers love to promise growth. But very few can deliver. The moment you say “continuous learning” without proof, you set yourself up to lose credibility and trust.
By Mike Parsons Oct 2, 2025 7 min read
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Paper Cut

Hybrid Creep, Burnout, and Workslop

Hybrid creep returns, HR burns out, visas get pricier, and AI workslop clogs the pipes. Agency or control is not theory. It is this week’s operating model.

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By EBN Sep 28, 2025 9 min read
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Guides & Playbooks

Europe Employer Branding in 2025: Trends, Playbooks, and Proof that Wins Trust

A practitioner’s guide to employer branding in Europe. What candidates value, how to design a trust-first EVP with real proof, and the channels, metrics, and guardrails that drive hiring and retention.
By James Robbins Sep 23, 2025 7 min read

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