Certainly, Glassdoor minimize roughly 1,300 jobs, shift focus to AI

Glassdoor’s CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong might be leaving in October, after 10 years with the corporate.

Job-hunting platforms Certainly and Glassdoor are slicing roughly 1,300 jobs, as their dad or mum firm, the Japan-based Recruit Holdings, leans additional into synthetic intelligence (AI).

Based on a memo despatched to workers, the cuts represents round 6pc of Recruit Holdings’ workforce.

The job cuts largely have an effect on staff within the US in departments together with R&D, progress and other people and sustainability, however there might be cuts throughout all features in a number of nations.

It’s unclear whether or not Eire-based workers are set to be affected on this newest spherical of layoffs.

Certainly informed SiliconRepublic.com that the corporate “just isn’t disclosing the variety of impacted workers by location”.

Whereas a particular purpose wasn’t given for the foremost layoffs, Recruit Holdings CEO Hisayuki ‘Deko’ Idekoba informed workers that, “AI is altering the world, and we should adapt by making certain our product delivers actually nice experiences.”

As well as, the employer reviewing web site Glassdoor’s operations might be built-in into the roles portal web site Certainly in a bid to make the hiring expertise easier for workers and employers, Recruit stated.

Glassdoor’s CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong might be leaving in October, after 10 years with the corporate.

Furthermore, Certainly stated that its chief folks and sustainability officer, LaFawn Davis, has made the “private resolution” to step down this September.

Idekoba returned as Certainly’s CEO and president earlier final month, after a six-year hiatus. He beforehand led the corporate between 2013 and 2019.

In a press release asserting his return, Idekoba stated, “Hiring remains to be too gradual and too exhausting, and we’re utilizing AI to make it easier and extra private.”

Information of job cuts linked to AI has develop into more and more widespread. Earlier this yr, Workday introduced 1,750 job cuts because it shifted focus in direction of AI, whereas final yr, Cisco introduced that it might minimize 7pc of its workforce to redirect investments into AI and cybersecurity.

Microsoft, alternatively, has been slashing workers within the 1000’s for a variety of years. 9,000 workers, together with these based mostly in Eire, grew to become the most recent sufferer of the corporate’s job cuts earlier this month. Bloomberg linked a few of Microsoft’s layoffs to its heavy AI investments.

In 2024, Certainly minimize 8pc of its international workforce, or round 1,000 jobs. On the time, CEO Christ Hyams stated the corporate had “too many organisational layers”.

Whereas the yr earlier than, the corporate minimize 2,200 workers – together with greater than 200 based mostly in Eire.

It was beforehand thought that generative AI will primarily have an effect on low-cost staff in much less advanced roles. Nonetheless, troves of expert workers have develop into victims to AI-led job cuts, with enterprise leaders now saying that white-collar staff are at risk.

Not too long ago, Ford CEO Jim Farley claimed that “half of all white-collar staff within the US” might lose their jobs to AI within the coming years.

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Up to date, 10.02am, 11 July 2025: This text was up to date to make clear that though the job cuts are primarily within the US, all features throughout a number of nations might be affected.  

Up to date, 10:20am, 11 July 2025: The article was up to date so as to add further particulars and a press release from Certainly.