Why Every Job Description Suddenly Looks Like a CVS Receipt0

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• July 5, 2026

When Robin Olsen started applying for communications jobs three months ago, she noticed a change: The job descriptions had gotten longer. One combined communications and marketing, normally two separate functions, into one. Others seemed to have “crazy wish lists,” Olsen says. One was so overwhelmingly long that it made Olsen close it from her browser.