The Chad & Cheese Podcast Shredded: Workday, Employ, ADP, Google, HeyMilo, Alta, Darwinbox, Helios, HiBob & More
Mar 6, 2025
This week, the podcast dives into the latest employment trends, highlighting a notable slowdown in job additions and a key lawsuit regarding job rights. Listeners also explore cutting-edge HR technology that promises to automate recruitment and improve candidate experiences. An exciting acquisition of an AI platform signals potential boosts in hiring efficiency, with the hosts discussing ways to cut down on hiring times and costs. Finally, the episode sheds light on persistent workplace challenges faced by women, paired with insights on funding progress in the industry.
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US Hiring Slows
- US companies significantly slowed hiring in February 2025, adding only 77,000 jobs.
- This figure is roughly half the estimate and far below January's upwardly revised 186,000.
Job Index and Google Settle
- Job Index, a Denmark-based job board, settled its lawsuit against Google regarding Google for Jobs.
- Details remain confidential, but both parties expressed satisfaction.
US Manufacturing Slows
- US manufacturing activity neared stagnation in February as orders and employment declined, and material costs rose.
- The ISM index dropped to 50.3, and new orders contracted due to tariff-related cost increases.