Now Hiring! Healthcare Can't Fill Roles, the World Cup Is a Staffing Boom, and AI Is Taking Over.

Hi there,

Healthcare employers are adding jobs while struggling to fill them, the World Cup is creating a real staffing bump, and India is sprinting to build its own AI backbone. 

Here's what you need to know this week.

🏥 Healthcare Is Hiring  and Struggling to Fill It

Healthcare and social assistance job openings have held near 1.3 million since late 2024, yet the sector filled a smaller share of open positions than any other industry tracked and had the longest average time to fill.

Read more here.

⚽ The World Cup Is a Staffing Win

Hospitality and event-related hiring rose 30% in May across the 11 US host metro areas, and one Toronto staffing firm is adding 100–150 workers just to support a single fan activation.

Read more here.

🤖 AI Won't Replace Managers, But It Will Change What They Do

Nearly 40% of organizations are already using AI in HR, and the firms that win won't be the fastest to adopt it — they'll be the most thoughtful about where humans still lead.

Read more here.

🇮🇳 India Is Quickly Building Its Own AI Infrastructure

NITI Aayog has unveiled a 10-year AI roadmap targeting growth of India's tech services sector from $265 billion to $750–850 billion by 2035, backed by sovereign compute investment and formal policy.

Read more here.

📉 Tech Layoffs Are Flooding the Talent Market

More than 150,000 tech jobs have been cut globally in 2026 so far — on pace to rival 2023's historic wave — sending a surge of qualified candidates into the market.

Read more here.

🔢 By the Numbers

9%. The annual growth rate of Pune's global capability center base, which now hosts 500+ GCCs from 30 countries with Maharashtra targeting 400 more and 400,000 high-skilled jobs by 2030.

Read more here.

Thanks for reading! What did you think, and what would you like to see in future editions? Share your feedback with editor-in-chief Steve Vittorioso at [email protected] — we’d love to hear from you.