Alphabet Lays Off Recruiters Amid Tech Industry Hiring Slowdown

Alphabet lays off hundreds from global recruitment team
Cuts part of slowing hiring, not a wide-scale layoff
Will help affected workers find roles within and outside company
Alphabet first "Big Tech" company to cut jobs this quarter
Follows earlier downsizing at Meta, Microsoft, Amazon
Alphabet cut 12,000 jobs in January, 6% of workforce
Layoffs rose over 3x in August vs July, 4x vs year ago

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