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EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 16 MIN

Are There Really Jobs, or Just Openings Nobody Plans to Fill?

from The Jim Stroud Podcast · host Jim Stroud

Are there really jobs out there, or just openings nobody plans to fill? In this episode, Jim Stroud breaks down the strange, tangled reality of today’s labor market, where job postings are up, hiring feels frozen, recruiters are stuck in limbo, and job seekers are losing trust in the system. The market is not booming. It is not collapsing. It is entangled. This episode brought to you by: The Recruiting Life & Career Intelligence Weekly. Find both newsletters at https://newsletter.jimstroud.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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