Google Hiring Team That Cut 12,000 Employees... "Now It's Your Turn" Sudden Shock

Google "Regrettably, Hiring Teams Also Significantly Reduced"
Due to Company-wide Reduction in Hiring Scale
"Slowing Overall Hiring Pace and Investing in Engineering and Technology"

Google, which cut more than 12,000 jobs for the first time earlier this year, is reportedly also downsizing its global employee recruitment organization.

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According to U.S. economic media CNBC on the 13th (local time), Brian Ong, Google’s Vice President of Recruitment, told employees that "unfortunately, we have to significantly reduce the size of the recruitment organization."

Vice President Ong explained, "This was not an easy decision, and none of us wanted to have this conversation again this year," adding, "Considering the hiring situation over the next few quarters, this is the right thing to do overall."

He added, "Employees affected by the recruitment organization downsizing will receive emails starting today."

This reduction in the recruitment organization size is interpreted as part of Google’s overall plan to reduce hiring company-wide going forward.

Google spokesperson Courtney Mensini also confirmed the layoffs.

Spokesperson Mensini stated, "While slowing down the overall hiring pace, we continue to invest in the best engineering and technical talent," and added, "For efficient operations, we have made the difficult decision to reduce the size of the recruitment team."

The exact scale of the layoffs has not been disclosed, but the media reported that Google is cutting hundreds of jobs.

Earlier, since last year, Google has been working on cost reduction and in January cut more than 12,000 jobs, equivalent to 6% of its total full-time employees, for the first time in history.

Meanwhile, Google’s revenue in the first quarter increased by only 2.6% compared to the same period last year, but second-quarter revenue rose by 7%, exceeding market expectations.

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