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US & UK Career Brief

US & UK Career Brief

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Margaret Buj
Margaret Buj

A weekly brief on US and UK hiring conditions, with a practical move for your next interview or salary negotiation.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-10-12

US claims fall to 197,000 as UK permanent hiring grows fastest in four years; how to explain a redundancy

US jobless claims fell to 197,000 while Amazon trimmed its retail arm, and UK recruiters recorded the fastest growth in permanent placements in four years in the same week Royal Mail put up to 2,500 head-office roles in scope; here is how to explain a redundancy in your next interview.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-10-05

US payrolls stall at 29,000 as Greggs and the BBC cut jobs; ask for the decision date

US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September and revised the summer 60,000 lower even as layoffs stayed near record lows, while Greggs, Just Group and the BBC put more than 1,000 UK roles in scope; here is how to keep a slow interview moving and get a decision date.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-09-28

US jobless claims stay near historic lows as UK insurers plan 1,500 job cuts; price the exit package before you sign

US jobless claims held at 197,000 while UK insurers and a housebuilder put more than 1,500 roles in scope in two days; here is how to price and negotiate an exit package before you sign.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-09-21

US layoffs stay scarce as UK vacancies hit a 12-year low; ask for the pay range up front

US jobless claims fell to 196,000 while UK vacancies dropped to 702,000, the lowest since 2014 outside the pandemic; here is how to get an employer's pay range, and answer the salary question, before the first interview.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-09-14

US hiring holds steady as UK permanent placements thaw; how to negotiate a 6-month salary review

US payrolls and claims reflect low layoffs while UK recruitment consultancies report the first rise in permanent placements in nearly four years; here is how to use a 6-month review addendum when starting pay is capped.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-09-07

US hiring lifts; UK recruitment starts to thaw, but vacancies stay thin

US payrolls and announced hiring plans improved while the UK showed an early recruiter-led thaw; use the final interview minutes to identify and answer the remaining hiring risk.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-08-31

US payroll revisions weaken; UK employers keep hiring on hold

US layoffs remain contained while revised payroll growth weakens and UK employers keep recruitment cautious, so test a role's business reason and decision date before over-preparing.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-08-24

US claims ease while UK vacancies slide — make your interview answer prove the first 90 days

US new unemployment claims eased while UK vacancies fell; use the employer's first-90-day criteria to make your next interview answer easier to assess.

US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-08-17

US long-term unemployment stays high as UK job postings rebound - test the role before you invest

US long-term unemployment stood at 1.8 million in July while initial claims rose to 209,000; UK job postings were up 7.7% year on year but down 2.6% from June. Here is how to test whether a vacancy has real budget before you invest in the process.

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US & UK Career Brief
US & UK Career Brief
2026-08-14

US payrolls slipped while announced layoffs hit a 2-year low — UK hiring just stopped contracting

July US payrolls fell 23,000 even as announced cuts hit a two-year low; UK permanent placements only just returned to flat. Here’s the split signal, plus how to negotiate total package when base is capped.

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