Indeed and Glassdoor will lay off about 1,300 employees, the online job and work sites’ Japanese parent company, Recruit Holdings, has announced.
The Tokyo-headquartered human resources and jobs company, which acquired the companies in 2012 and 2018, respectively, said the job cuts would come in its HR technology segment, according to the company’s press release. The reductions amount to about 6% of the company’s 20,000 employees in that business unit.
The job cuts across the two job sites reflect a shift in focus to artificial intelligence, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, July 10.
The Indeed and Glassdoor job cuts are just the most recent workforce reductions in the tech sector, in part, due to AI developments. Back in February, Facebook parent company Meta laid off more than 3,000 employees, while finance and HR software company Workday cut 1,750 employees. More recently, Microsoft in July cut about 4% of its workforce, after a 3% workforce reduction in May.
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Although Recruit CEO Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba did not explain the reasoning behind the cuts, he said in the email to employees, “AI is changing the world, and we must adapt by ensuring our product delivers truly great experiences for job seekers and employers,” Bloomberg reported.
Most of the jobs being cut are in the U.S. and within the research and development, growth, and people and sustainability teams, but the reductions span all functions and several countries, the memo said.
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The operations of job and company review site Glassdoor will be integrated into job search site Indeed, the company said, adding that Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong is exiting the company, effective Oct. 1.
Also departing: LaFawn Davis, Indeed’s chief people and sustainability officer, who will step down Sept. 1, and will be succeeded by Ayano Senaha, chief operating officer at Recruit.
The financial impacts of the job cuts had “already been largely incorporated” into the company’s outlook for the rest of its fiscal year, ending March 31, 2026, the company said.
Contributing: Reuters
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