Goldman Sachs: The recruitment capability of enterprises has improved but the number of recruitments has decreased.

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17/03/2026
Goldman Sachs stated that the pace of hiring has slowed down, but companies are doing a better job of matching employees to positions. Goldman Sachs economists found that the reduction in early departures indicates that both parties are finding better matches. Tools like LinkedIn and AI may help companies avoid hiring the wrong people, thus reducing turnover in the labor market. The pace of hiring has slowed significantly in many advanced economies, but Goldman Sachs believes that companies may simply be doing a better job of selecting the right candidates. This is partly attributed to the decrease in short-term departures: employees leaving or losing their jobs shortly after being hired have decreased. This decrease indicates that even after the hiring frenzy following the pandemic has cooled down, companies and employees are increasingly able to find better matches from the start.