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Hire Calling

Your source for all things hiring, staffing, and recruiting. Applying old school values in the modern workplace for candidates, employees, hiring managers, and recruiters.

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6:08

Today's Job News: Massive Job Revisions, AI in...

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2025/09/09

Today's job news: host Pete Newsome discusses the latest job market revisions announced by the BLS, revealing that nearly a million reported jobs don't actually exist. We also examine: -The Conference Board's latest Employment Trends Index -The rise of AI in recruiting, as employer adoption has surged by 428% since 2023 -The continuing dominance of job boards in recruiting -The latest return to office mandates from NBCUniversal and Paramount. Plus, discover a fun fact about the impact o...

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5:16

Today's Job News: Small Business Hiring Down Nearly...

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2025/09/08

In today's job market headlines, Pete Newsome discusses the significant drop in small business hiring due to tariffs and the rising costs of imports, why the current market is terrible for many job seekers, and lessons from billionaires who started in fast-food jobs. News Articles: 1. Small business hiring: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/bank-america-reports-small-business-hiring-down-6-7-year-over-year-amid-tariff-surge 2. Job market hell: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archi...

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6:02

Today's Job News: Unemployment Is UP, OpenAI...

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2025/09/05

In today's episode of Cornering the Job Market, Pete discusses the August employment numbers released this morning by the BLS, OpenAI's new jobs platform that's coming in 2026, an Amazon memo that indicates they are having trouble recruiting AI talent, and why Gen Z is ditching office jobs for insurance and real estate. News Articles: 1. Employment Situation Summary: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm 2. OpenAI blog: https://openai.com/index/expanding-economic-opportunity-with-...

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5:56

Cornering The Job Market: Job Growth Below...

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2025/09/04

The signals from the job market are getting harder to ignore. August’s ADP report delivered just 54,000 new private sector jobs, well below expectations and a sharp slowdown from July’s stronger showing. Economists are calling it another red flag for growth and more fuel for the Fed to consider cutting rates. But while headlines focus on weak hiring, a groundbreaking study quietly shattered one of the biggest workplace myths: that young people can’t stay put. It turns out Gen Z and mill...

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7:03

Cornering The Job Market: Job Openings Are Lower Than...

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2025/09/03

Is the job market losing its footing? July job openings fell to 7.18 million, which is 200,000 below expectations and part of a troubling pattern of downward revisions. These numbers not only raise doubts about government data but also hint at a cooling economy that could trigger another rate cut. But that’s not the only red flag. Quest Diagnostics reports over 1% of workers are testing positive for fentanyl, with surprise screenings showing rates seven times higher than pre-employment tests....

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12:15

Cornering The Job Market: America's Fading Faith in...

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2025/09/02

Is the American Dream slipping away? A new Wall Street Journal poll shows only 1 in 4 Americans believe they can raise their standard of living (the lowest confidence since the 1980s). Even more striking, nearly 70% say hard work no longer guarantees success, a sentiment uniting people across politics, income, and age. At the same time, today’s job search feels broken. With LinkedIn applications up 45% thanks to one-click apply, candidates are caught in a numbers game they can’t win. The smar...

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6:40

Cornering The Job Market: Bad News in the BLS 10 Year...

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2025/08/28

In today's episode, Pete shares the latest U.S. employment projections from the BLS, which reveal a significant slowdown in job growth over the next decade. Also, discover why some say the monthly BLS job revisions aren't a bad thing, hear the results from Express Employment's job seeker report on job security, and find out the average number of job changes in a worker's career. News Articles: BLS Employment Projections: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.nr0.htm Weekly u...

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12:26

Cornering The Job Market: New Stanford Study Proves...

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2025/08/27

In today's work-related headlines, Pete Newsome from 4 Corner Resources shares the results of a new Stanford study that proves AI is hurting young workers, a tech company that's paying junior AI staff $1,000,000, why workers have FOBO (fear of becoming obsolete), and LinkedIn's claim that professional networks are more trusted than AI and search engines. Also: find out where the word "salary" comes from! News Articles: 1. https://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/publications/canaries-in-the-coal-...

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10:51

Cornering The Job Market: Weird Work Trends You Won’t...

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2025/08/26

The workplace keeps getting weirder. From quiet cracking to employees refusing to leave after being fired, plus troubling new data on Gen Z men in the job market, today’s trends reveal a workplace in flux. In this video, Pete Newsome breaks down the latest headlines you need to know: 1. Quiet Cracking → A "new" workplace trend reshaping employee engagement 2. Imposter Syndrome → How workers at every level can overcome it 3. A “Meh” Job Market → More risks for the U.S. economy 4. Bad News f...

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10:04

Cornering The Job Market: What the Latest Jobs Report...

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2025/08/19

Welcome to the latest job market news, where we cut through the noise to make sense of today’s economic signals. To start, state unemployment figures reveal a sharp divide: South Dakota boasts a low unemployment rate of 1.9%, while DC struggles at 6% and California at 5.5%. However, significant revisions are looming, with Goldman Sachs projecting that up to 950,000 jobs could be removed from official counts in the next BLS report. However, job postings tell a different story: while open...

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6:35

Cornering the Job Market: The Job News and Headlines...

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2025/08/18

Welcome back to your go-to source for the latest job market news, where we break down the trends shaping work right now. The job market is shifting rapidly as AI reshapes how companies approach work. Duolingo’s CEO, once an alarmist about “robots are coming,” now insists that AI won’t mean layoffs but rather a rethinking of roles to boost productivity. His claim that engineers will guide AI instead of being replaced raises a bigger question: are workers training their own replacements, ...

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8:44

Cornering The Job Market: The News and Headlines You...

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2025/08/15

In this latest job market news episode, we’re tackling the trends, shifts, and surprises shaping the world of work right now. The solution to labor shortages isn’t complicated; it’s higher pay. Yet when Chicago Fed President Austin Goolsbee recently addressed hiring challenges, that simple fix didn’t make the cut. We’ll also explore ZipRecruiter’s new venture, Breakroom, an employer review platform that sparks questions about trust, transparency, and how companies can protect their reputation...

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8:23

Cornering The Job Market: The News and Headlines You...

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2025/08/14

In this episode of the Hire Calling Podcast, host Pete Newsome breaks down the latest workplace trends you need to know now. The job market is sending mixed signals; New York City added fewer than 1,000 private sector jobs in early 2025, its weakest growth in over two decades. At the same time, “Coldplaygate” has sparked a fresh conversation about office romances, with nearly half of Gen Z having experienced one, as in-person work makes authentic connections more common. Meanwhile, “AI ...

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37:17

How Juicebox AI Is Redefining Talent Sourcing

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2025/08/06

Recruiting has always been a race between speed and quality. But what if you could have both? In this episode, we’re joined by David Paffenholz, co-founder of Juicebox AI, to explore how AI is transforming talent sourcing as we know it. Born out of his frustration with traditional recruiting, Juicebox lets you search through 800 million profiles in minutes, surfacing candidates traditional keyword matching would miss entirely. David breaks down how Juicebox uses large language models (like Ch...

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46:07

Authentic Recruiting in a Tech-Driven World With...

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2025/06/09

What happens when life gives you the push you’ve been avoiding? For Julia Arpag, getting laid off just five weeks after giving birth wasn’t a setback; it was the spark that launched her recruiting agency, Aligned Recruitment. In this inspiring episode, Julia shares how losing her “stable” W-2 job opened her eyes to the power of owning your career path. With roots in therapy and a passion for meaningful connections, Julia reveals how she has built a thriving business by leading with empathy, c...

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21:22

Why More Companies Are Turning to Staffing Firms

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2025/06/04

Hiring the right people has never been more critical, or more challenging. If your team is stretched thin, facing aggressive hiring deadlines, or searching for niche talent in a competitive market, a staffing agency could be your best-kept secret. In this episode, we break down how the right partner can act as an extension of your team, handling everything from sourcing to screening to onboarding. You'll learn when it makes sense to bring in outside help, the difference between contract, dire...

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55:57

How Recruiters Are Using Automation to Win Clients...

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2025/05/29

Most recruiters waste time chasing leads that will never convert. Patrick Barbour decided to fix that with a new recruitment automation tool. In this episode, we dive into the story behind RecStack, an AI-powered business development platform built specifically for staffing firms. Patrick, a former oil and gas recruiter, shares how a single insight changed everything: at any given time, only 3–5% of companies are actively looking for recruiting support. The rest? Wasted outreach. RecStack fli...

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21:35

Hiring the Right Recruiter: A 7-Step Guide

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2025/05/27

Hiring a great recruiter isn’t as simple as it sounds, and getting it wrong can hurt your entire hiring strategy. In this episode of the Hire Calling Podcast, we break down a proven 7-step process to help you hire a recruiter who can actually deliver results. In just 20 minutes, you’ll learn how to define the role based on hiring volume, time-to-fill goals, and specialization needs, so you don’t end up misaligned from day one. We’ll help you choose the right level of recruiter—entry, mid, sen...

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10:16

Interview Red Flags You Can't Ignore

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2025/05/15

Bad hires are expensive, costing companies upwards of $50,000 each. But beyond the financial hit, they disrupt team morale, stall productivity, and can damage your culture from the inside out. And here's the kicker: 74% of employers admit they've hired the wrong person. In this episode, we're breaking down 17 red flags every hiring manager should watch for—before it's too late. From candidates who arrive late or dodge tough questions to more subtle signs like vague references or deflecting pa...

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10:35

Crafting Job Descriptions That Attract Top Talent: A...

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2025/04/16

Most hiring managers are writing job descriptions wrong... If you want to know how to write a job description that actually attracts the right candidates, this episode is your blueprint. I’ll unpack why some roles get flooded with qualified applicants while others barely get a glance. Spoiler: it’s not just the job itself—it’s how you talk about it. In this episode, I break down the strategy behind writing job descriptions that convert, treating them like the powerful marketing assets they ar...

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