Is Remote Work Actually Killing Hiring In 2026? Is India Seeing The Same Trend?

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• Is Remote Work Actually Killing Hiring In 2026?
• Is India Seeing The Same Trend?
• Written By, Last Updated: June 03, 2026, 11:08 IST A study by Federal Reserve Bank of New York says work from home, rather than AI, may be responsible for employment struggles faced by college graduates since the pandemic Rapid Read Some companies say that training freshers remotely is simply less efficient than hiring someone who already possesses the required skills.
• For the past two years, artificial intelligence has been cast as the villain behind shrinking job opportunities, or hiring freezes.
• But a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggests that remote work could be a hindrance for young graduates to get jobs.