Marcus Sawyerr (EQ.app) on the Great Restructuring: how AI, geopolitics and post‑pandemic shifts drive portfolio careers, fractional work and major hiring changes.

The job market is undergoing a massive transformation, what we call "The Great Restructuring."  Did you know that 170 million new jobs are expected to be created globally, but 92 million existing jobs will be displaced?. In this episode, Joel and Marcus dive deep into the seismic shifts happening in recruiting, hiring, and the broader economy as AI accelerates disruption across every industry. They explore what they call The Great Restructuring: a landscape where mid-sized businesses are shrinking, large corporations are consolidating, and small businesses are exploding—with leaner teams and smarter strategies powered by AI.

You’ll hear how recruiters and professionals alike can thrive in this new reality by embracing portfolio careers and fractional consulting, leveraging AI to reduce admin and unlock new revenue streams, and shifting their role from order-takers to strategic advisors. Throughout the conversation, Joel and Marcus emphasize the importance of staying curious, experimenting, and taking ownership of your learning.

This isn’t just about jobs being lost, it’s about 170 million new ones being created. But to get ahead in this evolving landscape, you’ll need more than just tools. You’ll need perspective, adaptability, and the courage to bet on yourself.

About Marcus Sawyerr
Marcus Sawyerr is the Founder & CEO of EQ.app, a company reshaping recruitment by eliminating administrative overhead through AI. With 19 years of experience in staffing and recruiting technology, including serving as Global President of Innovation at Adecco, Marcus brings a rare blend of grassroots sales expertise, executive leadership, and product vision. EQ.app is built around a clear mission: Zero-Admin™. Marcus’s goal is to empower forward-thinking recruiting organizations with intelligent infrastructure that unlocks access to opportunity and drives real outcomes.

About Joel Lalgee 
Joel Lalgee is an internationally known recruitment leader and coach who has helped thousands of recruiters build their brands online. In 2015, Joel started recruiting for a small start-up agency in Milwaukee. He quickly found his passion for recruitment. In 2019, he discovered content marketing, publishing his first posts on Linkedin. Since then, he has grown to over 400k followers, and his content has been seen over 1 billion times. In 2023, he started a business specializing in coaching recruiters, marketing consulting, and influencer partnerships.

Resource Links
LinkedIn | Marcus Sawyerr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-sawyerr-593a716
LinkedIn | EQ Community: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eqcommunity/
Website | EQ App: https://www.eq.app/
LinkedIn | Joel Lalgee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joellalgee/
Website | The Realest Recruiter: https://www.therealestrecruiter.com/
Join the EQ newsletter (20K+ subscribers): https://open.substack.com/pub/marcussawyerr

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Listen in on a timely discussion with Marcus Sawyerr, a veteran in the recruiting industry and Founder and CEO of EQ Community. We’ll discuss recent changes in recruiting, address blind spots, and get a glimpse into how technology affects diversity and inclusion during this evolving process. 

  

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  The recruiting process is evolving, taking the lead from consumer products. Employers need to review job descriptions to make sure that they are accurate in reflecting the true end goal. Sometimes, we can complicate things as time goes on, and we forget the essence of finding the right talent. Diversity has been seen as a box-ticking exercise — “the right thing to do” — rather than the superpower that it is. Magic takes place when people, who otherwise wouldn’t, are placed in a room together to connect with one another.   

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