Is 2026 the Year We Finally Return to the Office?
What This Article Covers
54% of Fortune 100 companies now require full-time in-office work, up from 5% in 2023. But senior employees are leaving at the highest rates — and taking institutional knowledge with them.
PersonaScore's Take
Mandating presence doesn't mandate performance. Whether you bring people back or keep them remote, the real question is whether your teams are built to work well together. That's a people-data question, not a policy question.
Why This Matters
The fundamentals of great hiring haven't changed — structured evaluation, consistent criteria, transparent process, and genuine respect for candidates. What has changed is our ability to execute on these principles at scale. Modern assessment tools make it possible to give every candidate the same rigorous, fair evaluation while dramatically reducing time-to-hire.