March 18th '26 / 11:00 AM to 11:25 AM PDT
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In this session, Andrew Flowers draws on macroeconomic research and Appcast’s proprietary data to unpack how recent U.S. policy moves, from tax reform to immigration and trade changes, are directly impacting recruiting strategies and talent markets. You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of the forces you can’t control and the levers you can pull to keep your hiring engine running effectively in this changing landscape.
Key Takeaways:
- How immigration policy shifts are narrowing labor-supply pools and driving up competition and wage pressure.
- The recruiting cost implications of inflation, tariffs and macroeconomic uncertainty as outlined by Appcast’s recent analyses.
- Why recruiting is becoming slower and costlier even without a recession
- What data-driven talent acquisition teams can do to adapt: benchmarking wages more frequently, refining job ad sourcing and application processes to counter external policy shocks.
- How to translate policy-level change into actionable recruiting strategy: from talent supply mitigation to cost control and agility in hiring.
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