The federal WARN Act asks many employers with 100 or more employees to give at least 60 calendar days of written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff (U.S. Department of Labor). Each state publishes the notices it receives. I pulled them…
Layoff headlines are about the big ones. The public WARN notice lists tell a different story. I combined 6,644 notices from 25 state labor agencies (Oct 2024 to Oct 2026) and counted. The median notice names 43 workers. 54% name 50 or fewer. Only 34 notices (0.5%) name 1,000 or…
The federal WARN Act asks many employers with 100 or more employees to give at least 60 calendar days of written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff (U.S. Department of Labor). Each state publishes the notices it receives. I pulled them…
Most companies don't host their own careers page. They use an applicant tracking system (ATS) like Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Workday. What a lot of developers don't realize is that those careers pages are powered by public, keyless JSON endpoints,…
Layoffs more than doubled in 10 states in 2026 year-to-date figures, with New Hampshire posting the steepest percentage increase, according to a new analysis that shows sharp differences in how job cuts are changing across America. The study, conducted by Bridge Point…
Six years later, "process" stopped being something a candidate describes after the fact. If you're on the other side of this, hiring instead of applying, the founder-facing version of the same scorecard is the first DevRel hire should not be…
Most people accept job offers informally — a quick "yes, definitely" on a call, maybe a follow-up text. That works often enough. But accepting an offer well — clearly, professionally, in a way that protects you — involves a few specific steps most…
Demand for AI skills has expanded rapidly, according to a new report from Randstad. The recruitment agency says non-tech companies are aggressively outbidding tech teams for software talent, with healthcare and life sciences paying up to 17% more. Employers looking to…
This happened after the results of a full-time faculty search were released and the rejection notices had been sent out. The department contacted that artist once more. “The result for the full-time position was unfortunate, but would you be willing…
For 3 months I applied to jobs and didn't get a single interview. 300 applications, all Software Developer roles, and the replies were rejections or nothing. I was sending the same resume to every posting. I knew that was the problem in…
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