Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google is planning to slow hiring for the rest of the year, in line with other tech giants who have either made similar decisions or announced job cuts.<\/p>\n
Historically, Google has remained relatively immune to the economic dips of the technology sector, but in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News, chief executive officer Sundar Pichai highlighted the uncertain global economic outlook as the key reason for the hiring slowdown.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the memo, in full:<\/p>\n
Hi Googlers,<\/p>\n
Hard to believe we\u2019re already through the first half of 2022. It\u2019s the right opportunity to thank everyone for the great work so far this year, and to share how my Leads and I are thinking about H2.<\/p>\n
The uncertain global economic outlook has been top of mind. Like all companies, we\u2019re not immune to economic headwinds. Something I cherish about our culture is that we\u2019ve never viewed these types of challenges as obstacles. Instead, we\u2019ve seen them as opportunities to deepen our focus and invest for the long term.<\/p>\n
In these moments, I turn to our mission: to organize the world\u2019s information and make it universally accessible and useful. It\u2019s what inspired me to join the company 18 years ago, and what makes me so optimistic about the impact we are able to have on the world.<\/p>\n
Knowledge and computing are how we drive our mission forward. That\u2019s the lens we use to decide where to invest – whether it\u2019s in areas like Search, Cloud, YouTube, Platforms and Hardware, the teams that support them, or in the AI that enables more helpful products and services.<\/p>\n
We help people and society when we focus on what we do best, and do it really well. The investments we\u2019ve made in the first half of the year reflect this vision.<\/p>\n
In Q2 alone, we added approximately 10,000 Googlers, and have a strong number of commitments for Q3 start dates which reflects, in part, the seasonal college recruiting calendar. These are extraordinary numbers, and they show our excitement about long-term opportunities, even in uncertain times.<\/p>\n
Because of the hiring progress achieved so far this year, we\u2019ll be slowing the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, while still supporting our most important opportunities.<\/p>\n
For the balance of 2022 and 2023, we\u2019ll focus our hiring on engineering, technical and other critical roles, and make sure the great talent we do hire is aligned with our long-term priorities.<\/p>\n
Moving forward, we need to be more entrepreneurial, working with greater urgency, sharper focus, and more hunger than we\u2019ve shown on sunnier days. In some cases, that means consolidating where investments overlap and streamlining processes.<\/p>\n
In other cases, that means pausing development and re-deploying resources to higher priority areas. Making the company more efficient is up to all of us – we\u2019ll be creating more ways for you all to engage and share ideas to help, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n
Scarcity breeds clarity – this is something we have been saying since the earliest days of Google. It\u2019s what drives focus and creativity that ultimately leads to better products that help people all over the world. That\u2019s the opportunity in front of us today, and I\u2019m excited for us to rise to the moment again.<\/p>\n
–Sundar<\/p>\n