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Fashion’s In-Demand Jobs

Recruiters say interest in the metaverse is cooling, while brands look for candidates with the real-world expertise to navigate uncertain times.
Many factors, including economic turbulence and changes in consumer trends, can have an impact on the labour needs of fashion brands and retailers.
Many factors, including economic turbulence and changes in consumer trends, can have an impact on the labour needs of fashion brands and retailers. (Shutterstock)

Companies that rushed to staff up in the virtual world are less keen on hiring for those roles as they confront a potentially very real recession.

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Sheena Butler-Young
Sheena Butler-Young

Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.

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