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Tariffs on other countries are paused for now, a 90-day window for trade negotiations. But the effects of these policies are already showing up in real places: in paused hiring, changed orders, freight reroutes, and cautious management calls.
Last spring, a marketing graduate posted a 45-second video résumé to TikTok. It outlined her skills, editing style, and the kind of team she wanted to join. Within a week, recruiters had messaged her directly, none of whom had seen her LinkedIn profile or résumé submission.
The corporate layoff wave that started in 2022 isn’t over. In the first weeks of 2025, some of the world’s biggest companies like Meta, CNN, Microsoft, Adidas, Shell, Unilever, KLM, and more, have announced job cuts affecting thousands of workers.
For workers in their mid-careers, the job market is becoming less predictable. As technology transforms industries and automation takes over routine tasks, many professionals aged 35 to 54 are finding their hard-earned expertise less relevant. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 reveals that businesses predominantly focus reskilling efforts on younger employees, often neglecting mid-career workers and increasing their risk of redundancy.