Q3 2026 ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey
Q3 2026 ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey Global hiring momentum remains steady year-over-year yet shows caution quarter-over-quarter, according to ManpowerGroup’s latest Employment Outlook Survey of more than 40,500 employers across 42 countries. The global Net Employment Outlook (NEO) for Q3 2026 stands at 26%, down five points from the previous quarter, though up two points from […]
Stay or Switch? What the 2026 Labour Market Data Tells Us About Pay, Loyalty, and Gen Z in Cyprus
By Andreas Nikolaou, Managing Director, Manpower Cyprus For the better part of a decade, the advice to ambitious professionals was consistent: if you want a meaningful pay rise, change employers. The “job-hopper premium” was real, well-documented, and widely acted upon. But 2026 is rewriting that playbook — and the implications for employers and employees in […]
Why You Can’t Hire Your Way Out of a Skills Crisis
Why You Can’t Hire Your Way Out of a Skills Crisis With up to $330 million annual losses at stake due to talent shortages, the aerospace and defense sector is at a breaking point. In this episode, Karla Fletcher sits down with Leanne Cann, People Services Director at Babcock International, to discuss why traditional hiring […]
To what degree should recruiters care about university degrees?
As companies face talent shortages, the emphasis in recruitment is shifting from university degrees to skills, experience, and leadership potential. Major firms like Google and Apple are leading this change, promoting holistic hiring practices and valuing learnability and potential over formal education.