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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.
There's a buzzword popping up in office hallways and HR meetings lately: taskmasking. Recently coined and highlighted prominently by sources like The Guardian, Forbes, and many others, taskmasking refers to employees intentionally appearing busy.
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.