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Apple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity Programmes
Apple board advises investors to vote against shareholder proposal to end diversity programmes as Meta, Amazon seek favour with Trump
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU...
European Commission says Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI's staff will not be investigated under EU merger rules
Reddit To Axe 5 Percent Of Workforce
More layoffs in tech sector, as Reddit confirms it will dismiss approximately 5 percent of its workforce and reduce hiring
Amazon Pauses Corporate Workforce Hiring
Weeks after it paused hiring for corporate retail jobs, Amazon extends hiring freeze for roles across its corporate workforce
Alphabet To Cut Hiring By Half, As YouTube Declines
Second bellwether for tech sector posts its financials – Alphabet reveals disappointing ad sales, sparking fears for digital media sector
Amazon Freezes Corporate Hiring For Retail Operation
Confirmation from Amazon that it has paused hiring for corporate positions in its retail operation, after media report
Meta Platforms To Pause Hiring, Warns Of Restructuring – Report
Facebook parent Meta is to freeze hiring and further restructure, as Mark Zuckerberg says budgets will be reduced, headcount adjusted
Uber Begins Infosec Hiring Spree After Lapsus$ Hack
Ride hailing giant began a hiring spree for cybersecurity professionals, one day after a hack attributed to the Lapsus$ group
Apple Axes 100 Recruiters, Amid Hiring Slowdown – Report
Hiring slowdown at Apple? Tech giant reportedly lets go 100 contract-based recruiters in the past week as it tightens spending
Instagram Head To Relocate To London After Backlash
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri to be based in Kings Cross offices, and will reportedly be seeking to hire more staff in the British capital
Microsoft Closing Down Job Openings – Report
Microsoft has begun withdrawing job openings in its Azure and security divisions, as hiring slowdown extends to other divisions
Apple To Slow Hiring And Spending In 2023 – Report
Some teams at Apple will reportedly experience slow hiring and spending in 2023, as another tech giant tightens its belt
BT To Grow Digital Workforce In UK, India
UK carrier announces plans to add 2,800 jobs in UK and India, in contrast to others in tech industry implementing hiring slowdowns
Meta Slashes Hiring As It Braces For Downturn – Report
CEO Mark Zuckerberg tells staff to brace for a deep economic downturn, as Meta cuts its hiring plans by at least 30 percent
Amazon Could Run Out of US Workers, Memo Reveals
Internal research at Amazon warns the e-commerce giant could run out of workers in the US in two years, due to exceptionally high turnover
Tesla Proceeds With China Hiring Event, Despite Musk Job Warning
Last week Elon Musk warned he wanted to axe 10,000 Tesla jobs, but the EV maker is still hiring in China and hosting jobs event
Microsoft Executive Indicates Departmental Hiring Slowdown
Amid concern at the state of the global economy, a senior Microsoft executive tells staff to be more cautious when hiring for new roles
Tech Jobs Face Pressure Amidst UK Hiring Crunch
Companies under pressure as shortage of workers adds to existing tech skills crisis, driving wages up and fuelling 'intense competition', recruiter warns
Amazon To Create 1,500 Apprenticeships In UK
Amazon UK workforce grows by 25,000 in 2021, as e-commerce giant announces the creation of 1,500 apprenticeship roles in 2022
BT To Recruit More Than 600 Apprentices
What pandemic? British carrier seeks to recruit more than 600 apprentices and graduates across multiple locations in the UK
Microsoft To Change Hiring Policy After DoJ Finds Immigrant...
Software giant Microsoft promises changes after US Department of Justice (DoJ) censures it for over zealous data demands for immigrants
Vodafone To Hire 7,000 In Digital Services Push
British mobile giant Vodafone to hire thousands of software engineers to assist in its digital transformation and digital services push
Amazon To Hire 55,000 People For Corporate, Tech Roles
Another global hiring spree at Amazon, mostly for technology and corporate roles at the e-commerce and cloud giant
Twitter Hiring To Comply With New Indian Rules
Local fall guys? Twitter appoints interim chief compliance officer and seeks two other executives for troubled Indian office
Apple Hires Google AI Scientist Samy Bengio
Apple hires another Google scientist, after Samy Bengio resigned from Google over its alleged 'firing' of Dr Timnit Gebru
Growing Demand Sees Amazon Promise 7,000 UK Jobs
Rare bit of good news on the jobs front as Amazon says it will create another 7,000 new jobs in the UK to cope with demand
Coronavirus: Amazon To Hire 100,000 Staff
We are hiring. Amazon is on a hiring spree for additional staff amid a surge of online orders, as the world battles the Coronavirus pandemic
Apple To Scale Back Hiring After iPhone Slowdown – Report
Hiring spree at Apple to slow for certain divisions, warns Tim Cook, but there will be no hiring freeze
IBM Claims It’s Hired 30,000 Staff As Non-Cloud Workers Get The...
Internal email describes massive hiring spree as IBM's "resource planning" scoops up skills for cloud and cognitive computing