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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a manager in IT, and I received over 3800 resumes for an IT position five days after posting the job.  That's just insane.[/quote]

+1 I make hiring decisions for a small tech consulting firm and we're getting people that we never could have hired before.  Our pay scale is not impressive (we used to hire first year graduates and lose them predictably at the one year mark when they had something on their resume and could jump ship for more money) but now we're getting very qualified applicants who wouldn't have even accepted an interview with us two or three years ago.

I also don't think "hospitality" is doing well as an upthread PP opined.  Have you seen the videos of Vegas - it's a ghost town, and this is during vacation season.  US tourism is being absolutely decimated.[/quote]

Vegas is getting hammered because it usually has a ton of international visitors, most importantly Canadians, that are staying away from the US. It also has gotten crazy expensive, which is why I may live it up when I attend industry conferences, but would never go on my own nickel.

The best months are usually September and October when conference season is in full swing.  If those months suck, then it's going to really impact Vegas.

[b]NYC hospitality is going gangbusters since they outlawed most AirBnBs. [/b] [/quote]
Gangbusters, really? NYC is losing 4 billion dollars due to the tourism downturn. 
https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/us-news/foreign-tourism-to-nyc-expected-to-see-devastating-4b-drop-this-year-according-to-industry-experts/

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/07/travel/new-york-city-tourism-down-trump

https://columbianewsservice.com/2025/06/04/new-york-city-sees-drop-in-tourism-as-trump-policies-turn-off-foreign-visitors/[/quote]

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