AI Reshapes Hiring! 1300 Job Cuts Expected At Glassdoor And Indeed

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Famous job searching platforms are set to cut jobs! As per a report by the Independent, job searching giants — Glassdoor and Indeed are tipped to be laying off around 1,300 employees. This will affect nearly 6% of their workforce. The decision comes from their parent company, Recruit Holdings, based in Japan. Most of the affected roles are in the United States, spread across departments like research and development, growth, and people and sustainability. However, teams in other countries are also impacted. Also Read: Accenture Cuts 11,000 Jobs; Focuses On AI And New Skills?

The layoffs are part of a larger shift in strategy as the company begins to rely more heavily on artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify hiring and improve user experience. Also Read: Salesforce Layoffs 2025: AI Cuts 4000 Jobs, Here's What CEO Marc Benioff Says

How AI Is Building This Decision?

While AI may not directly be involved, but AI is somewhere or other influencing how companies are hiring their employees. This has been further confirmed by Recruit CEO Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba in an internal memo received by Reuters. He highlighted the growing role of AI in recruitment while explaining that AI is changing how the world works and that the company must evolve to deliver better results for both job seekers and employers.

He also shared that AI already writes a third of Recruit’s code, and this figure could go up to 50% soon. The company aims to cut down on manual hiring processes by integrating AI and data more deeply into its platforms. Well, this is not the story of just startups, but this trend has been followed by several tech giants such as Microsoft, Meta, and IBM, who have cut down their workforce in 2025 while increasing investment in AI.

Glassdoor-Indeed Merger

It is not just about the layoffs, but Glassdoor will now be merged into Indeed, the report added. As part of this deal, Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong will step down on October 1. LaFawn Davis, Indeed’s Chief People and Sustainability Officer, will also exit on September 1 as she will be replaced by Ayano Senaha, Recruit’s current COO.

Recruit acquired Indeed in 2012 and Glassdoor in 2018, and now this merger of Indeed and Glassdoor will make for better operations under one roof.