Tech Workforce & Hiring Trends - November 2022
Tags: hiring, tech, workforce, employment
Published: 2022-11-29 19:37:31

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A new pay transparency law effective Nov. 1 has required New York City employers to comply with disclosing salary ranges in advertisements, rather than in offer letters or upon request from applicants or employees. 4 million New York City workers are now seeing what "good faith" means to different employers after the law has been enacted. [Read more from _SHRM_](https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/nyc-employers-adapting-to-pay-transparency-law.aspx).

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Between 2015 and 2022, over 810 companies participated in a Women in the Workplace study, and more than 400,000 people were surveyed on their workplace experiences--the largest study on the state of women in corporate America. Here are the results. [Read more from _Lean In_](https://leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2022).

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The Federal Reserve faces deepening challenges as it rapidly raises interest rates to try to bring down inflation in the face of a strong job market. Steady hiring, solid pay growth and low unemployment--all great for workers--have also contributed to rising prices. [Read more from _AP News_](https://apnews.com/article/inflation-business-economy-prices-government-and-politics-42dbebe9d9e3f94a0f51e5b693931e16).

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Researchers have uncovered unique challenges for individuals with disabilities with regards to negotiating salary. Here are their recommendations for organizations to address such biases against candidates with disabilities. [Read more from _GA Tech News_](https://news.gatech.edu/news/2022/11/07/researchers-discover-unique-challenges-individuals-disabilities-when-negotiating).

![large scale layoffs](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/f0146s9hhc769l5qlkw3.jpg)
Unfortunately, large-scale layoffs, or reductions in force (RIFs), are a fact of life in business. Most often, communication efforts fall short during these events. Here are key considerations in planning and implementing effective communications for an RIF. [Read more from _Harvard Business Review_](https://hbr.org/2022/11/layoffs-are-painful-but-you-can-communicate-them-compassionately).

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As much as companies complain about the occasional candidate ghosting them at some point in their process, candidates have positive horror stories about the time they invest—only to be met with a thundering silence or form-rejections. Here are a few reasons why you should try not to be THAT COMPANY that everyone is talking about (in a bad way). [Read more from Stout Systems](https://www.stoutsystems.com/candidates-number-one-complaint-about-job-hunting-you-may-be-surprised/).

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