Google is cutting more jobs.
The company on Wednesday announced it would cut hundreds of roles in its recruitment division, people familiar with the matter said. A spokesperson confirmed the news.
The company laid off 12,000 employees in January, the biggest cuts in the history of the internet giant. The latest round of cuts affects only recruiters but includes hundreds of full-time positions at the company.
The company has slowed hiring in recent months, which has reduced its need for recruiters.
"As we've said, we continue to invest in top engineering and technical talent while also meaningfully slowing the pace of our overall hiring," Courtenay Mencini, a Google spokesperson, said in a statement. "In line with this, the volume of requests for our recruiters has gone down. In order to continue our important work to ensure we operate efficiently, we've made the hard decision to reduce the size of our recruiting team.
"We're supporting everyone impacted with a transition period, outplacement services, and severance as they look for new opportunities here at Google and beyond."
Semafor reporter Louise Matsakis reported on the job cuts earlier on Wednesday.
Shortly after staffers were informed of the layoffs, several Googlers posted the news on LinkedIn.
"Friends and colleagues, more tough news @ Google today. I was impacted, [laid off] in another Global round and am open to new opportunities," an engineering recruiter wrote in a post.
"Google Recruiting has been impacted by layoffs, again," another employee wrote.
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