Middle managers are the #1 target for AI-driven layoffs. It's called "The Great Unbossing" - and it's accelerating.

The numbers are brutal:
• Amazon: 30,000 layoffs targeting management
• $5 billion projected savings from management cuts alone
• 50% of all layoffs now involve middle managers (up from 26% in 2018)
• 75% of millennial middle managers report burnout

If you're a middle manager and you're only managing humans, you're in trouble. The new expectation? Manage AI + people. Drive efficiency. Prove your value daily.

We break down what's happening, why it's happening, and exactly what you can do to protect yourself.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - What is The Great Unbossing?
00:45 - Amazon's 30,000 layoffs explained
01:30 - The $5 billion management cut
02:15 - Why middle managers are targeted
03:00 - The "do more with less" pressure
04:00 - 70% of managers reporting stress
05:00 - How to protect yourself
06:00 - Becoming an AI orchestrator
07:00 - Strategic backfill management
08:00 - Documenting your value equation
09:00 - Our client experience with senior VPs
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SOURCES:
• CNBC - Amazon Layoffs: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/amazon-layoffs-anti-bureaucracy-ai.html
• Live Data Technologies (middle manager layoff statistics)
• Morgan Stanley ($5B savings estimate)
• Capterra (75% manager burnout study) • Robert Walters (Gen Z avoiding management study)

#GreatUnbossing #MiddleManagement #AILayoffs #CareerAdvice #AmazonLayoffs #JobSecurity #FutureOfWork #AIAtWork #ManagementTips #WhatAboutAI

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Both companies AND job seekers are now using AI in hiring. The result? A completely broken system where bots talk to bots and nobody wins.

The shocking reality: • 83% of companies use AI to screen resumes • 40-50% of job applications involve bots • 65% of recruiters use AI tools • But 88% of companies admit AI screens out qualified candidates

Meanwhile, hiring managers can spot AI-generated resumes in under 20 seconds—and they're deprioritizing them.

So what actually works? We break down the strategies that got 80% of our laid-off clients back into jobs they actually want.

Spoiler: It's not more automation. It's human connection.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - The AI hiring arms race statistics
01:30 - James's experience as a hiring manager
02:45 - Why spray and pray doesn't work
03:45 - The broken system explained
05:00 - What actually works (network-first approach)
06:15 - How to use AI the RIGHT way
07:00 - Our client success rates 8
08:00 - Old school tactics making a comeback
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SOURCES:
• Resume Builder Survey (2024): https://www.resumebuilder.com/7-in-10-companies-will-use-ai-in-the-hiring-process-in-2025-despite-most-saying-its-biased/
• TopResume AI in Hiring Survey: https://topresume.com/career-advice/ai-in-hiring-survey
• Resume Genius AI Impact Study: https://resumegenius.com/blog/job-hunting/ai-impact-on-hiring
• Insight Global 2025 AI Hiring Report: https://insightglobal.com/2025-ai-in-hiring-report/
• The Interview Guys Research: https://blog.theinterviewguys.com/how-many-companies-are-using-ai-to-review-resumes/

#AIHiring #JobSearch #CareerAdvice #AITools #ResumeScreening #JobMarket #Hiring2026 #ATS #ApplicantTrackingSystem #FutureOfWork #WhatAboutAI

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You've applied to hundreds of jobs. No responses. No interviews. Just silence.

Here's the brutal truth: 40% of those jobs might not even exist.

In this episode, we expose the ghost job epidemic—fake job postings that companies use to manipulate workers, impress investors, and harvest resumes with zero intention of hiring.

The shocking stats: • 40% of companies posted fake jobs in 2024 • 81% of recruiters admit their employers post ghost jobs
• 63% do it to trick overworked employees into thinking help is coming
• 62% do it to make workers feel "replaceable"
• 2.2 million monthly gap between job openings and actual hires

But here's the good news: legislation is coming, and we'll show you exactly how to spot ghost jobs before you waste your time.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:26 - Crazy statistics about ghost jobs
02:00 - More statistics that are somehow worse
04:00 - Strategies to vet a company that may be hiring
05:45 - Legislation progress to combat the practice
08:19 - Host to filter out ghost jobs during your search
10:30 - Where to find our free resources
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SOURCES:
• Resume Builder Survey (2024): https://www.resumebuilder.com/3-in-10-companies-currently-have-fake-job-posting-listed/
• MyPerfectResume Recruiting Trends: https://www.myperfectresume.com/career-center/jobs/search/recruiting-trends
• CNBC Ghost Jobs Report: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/ghost-job-postings-add-another-layer-of-uncertainty-to-stalled-jobs-picture.html
• Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS Data

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