The 10 Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

First there was quiet quitting and then rage applying. The latest workplace trend? Let’s call it “quiet backtracking,” which refers to a growing group of workers who have quietly changed their minds about returning to the office — at least a little. 

As the BBC reports, some employees are finding that being back in the office isn’t so bad after all. They’re rediscovering how nice it can be to catch up with coworkers face-to-face and to draw clearer boundaries between work and home. 

But despite the upsides, mum’s the word: Many of these workers are intent on keeping quiet about their positive sentiments in order to not encourage management to remove flexible-work arrangements. Read more about quiet backtracking in the top story in this week’s list of must-read articles for talent professionals.

Meanwhile, further down the list, read a story about the flip side of return-to-office mandates — how job listings for positions that offer a WFH option are actually increasing in some U.S. metro areas. Be sure to also check out a recent report from Goldman Sachs on the jobs most and least affected by A.I. automation, as well as a piece on how Grubhub’s returnship program is bringing more underrepresented talent back to the workforce.

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. The Workers Quietly Backtracking on Return-to-Office (BBC)

2. Work from Home Endures: In Many U.S. Cities, Share of Job Ads with WFH Option Is Rising (Bloomberg)

3. Sorry You Were Laid Off. ‘CFBR.’ (The New York Times)

4. Employers in Trade Industries Say It’s Getting Harder to Fill Jobs (WSOC-TV)

5. 4 Surefire Ways to Get the C-Suite Fired Up About Learning (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

6. How Grubhub Uses Returnships to Bring Women on Board (HR Dive)

7. Your Next Job Interview Could Be Judged by AI. Here’s How to Prepare (The Washington Post)

8. The Hiring Paradox: Employers Enacting Layoffs Are Still Seeking Fresh Talent (Fortune)

9. Goldman Sachs Says Generative A.I. Could Impact 300 Million Jobs — Here’s Which Ones (CNBC)

10. Survey Respondents Report Preference for In-Person Interviews (HR Daily Advisor)

Here is the must-listen podcast:

Impact of Generative AI on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast)