Hosts: Elena Brooks & Samir Gupta

In this episode:

• Welcome to Pivot Talent for Sunday, May 10th, 2026. I'm Elena Brooks.

• And I'm Samir Gupta. Today: tech layoffs running against the broader trend, Microsoft's voluntary retirement terms, and Josh Bersin telling HR it's as...

• Let's start with the labor market split. Challenger, Gray and Christmas data this week shows overall US layoff announcements cooling in 2026. But tech...

• That framing matters. When CFOs use AI as the headline reason, it signals to investors that cuts are strategic, not cyclical. But the data underneath ...

• Right. For HR leaders, the practical issue is talent supply. If you're hiring engineers, product managers, or designers right now, the market has loos...

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