Salesforce Plans Major Hiring Push After Layoffs Earlier This Year

Salesforce plans to hire 3,300 people across sales, engineering, and data cloud roles after layoffs earlier this year
The new hires come after Salesforce cut 10% of jobs in January to trim workforce bloated from rapid pandemic hiring
Salesforce trying to navigate downturn in tech spending by adding AI features and raising prices
In September, Salesforce launched Einstein Copilot, a customizable generative AI tool available across its products
Hiring aimed at continuing Salesforce's growth and margins, says CEO Marc Benioff

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