Two main job search platforms are reducing jobs.
Indeed, Glassdoor, as parent company Recruit Holdings, has laid out about 1,300 employees, rebuilding HR Tech Empire to double its artificial intelligence.
Business Insider, Recruit Holdings and an internal email to employees on Thursday when they actually viewed. CEO Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba said that the cut will have little impact on research, people's management and the US-based role in sustainability, as “AI is changing the world.”
“To deliver this ambition, you need to move faster, try new things, fix the broken ones,” Idekoba writes. “To achieve our priorities, we need to create structures and cultures to support them.”
“We are actually working to integrate Glassdoor operations and work towards a simpler employment experience for job seekers and employers,” Idekoba added in the email.
In addition to trimming about 6% of the workforce, it will also set out among the long-term leaders of both companies. According to the email, Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong will leave the company on October 1st after a decade of running. Chief People and Sustainability Officer Raffon Davis will also actually leave in September.
The overhaul comes a few weeks after Idekoba actually returns as CEO.
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“We are in a generational moment where technology can truly change our lives,” Idekoba said in a press release in June. “Hiring is still too late and too stiff. We use AI to make it simpler and more personal for both job seekers and employers.
Recruit Holdings actually acquired it in 2012 and in 2018 it acquired Glassdoor. It is unclear whether the cuts actually are evenly distributed with Glassdoor.
Certainly, there have been layoffs for the second year in a row. In 2024, we cut approximately 1,000 jobs. This was about 8% of the workforce. The company cut 2,200 people the previous year. This was about 15% of the staff.
In fact, they did not provide further comment to Business Insider. Glassdoor and Recruit Holdings did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
