With Amazon, UPS, Target, and Skydance Paramount all announcing layoffs this week, many workers are worried their companies will be next to make cuts.

But experts say there are three signs that a round of redundancies is on the horizon — so take note to avoid being blindsided.

“Companies are seeing their ability to be more efficient and use less staff with AI, and so they’re taking the opportunity right now to reduce staff,” Jason Walker, co-founder of Thrive HR Consulting, told CNBC.

“Companies are seeing their ability to be more efficient and use less staff with AI, and so they’re taking the opportunity right now to reduce staff,” Jason Walker, co-founder of Thrive HR Consulting, told CNBC. Kaspars Grinvalds – stock.adobe.com

The first sign is “a slowdown in hiring,” recrui

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