METCALF SEARCH · AUG 17, 2026

Trending in SMB Hiring: Week of August 17, 2026

The recruiting world is caught between the deeply human and the deeply technical right now, someone's bracing for a layoff before parental leave, someone else is buying career spells from a witch, and meanwhile the tools reshaping how hiring actually works are quietly gaining traction. Anxiety, improvisation, and experimentation are running in parallel across every level of the labor market.

This week's picks

my boss told me I might be laid off before I take parental leaveaskamanager.org
The job market is so bad, people are buying career spells from witchesfastcompany.com
How EDOs Can Talk About Workforce Data Without Sounding Like a Data Companyhrtechfeed.com
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2026)Hacker News
Show HN: Recruiting/interview tool for recs, hiring managers and interviewerstoprec.io

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