Motley Fool Money What to Know About a Stock’s Workforce
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Jan 17, 2026 
Join Ben Zweig, CEO of Revelio Labs and a professor at NYU, as he dives into the world of workforce intelligence. He explains how analyzing job postings can reveal crucial company strategies, like Meta’s recent shifts. Discover four essential data sources for investors, from employee profiles to salary benchmarks. Ben offers advice for job seekers, comparing employers to spouses in the search process. Plus, learn about the optimal sitting-standing ratio for improved productivity in the workplace. Tune in for insights that can impact both investing and career paths!
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Meta Hiring Reversal Revealed
- Ben Zweig and a Bloomberg journalist spotted Meta's sudden stop in hiring VR/AR talent after the rebrand.
- They published findings and were later vindicated when Meta publicly retreated from its VR strategy.
Use Public Workforce Data
- Use publicly available workforce data because internal HR metrics are usually inaccessible.
- Track profiles, postings, perception, and pay as a practical toolbox to evaluate companies.
Profiles Reveal Workforce Flows
- Online employee profiles reveal start and end dates that show full workforce inflows and outflows.
- That data exposes attrition, hiring trends, and role-level workforce dynamics investors can track.
