The layoffs will impact about 6 percent of the company’s HR tech team. Most of the affected roles are in the United States, especially in departments like research and development, growth, and sustainability. But the cuts are spread out across teams and countries.
Adina Hira, who shared her story on the social media platform X, recounted how she received inappropriate messages from hiring managers after applying for jobs as a fresher in Pakistan.
The experts highlighted a common scheme where conmen pose as recruiters and contact job seekers unprompted on Indeed and LinkedIn or even through WhatsApp to entice them with an easy job opportunity that they didn’t apply for.
Indeed has compiled the list of best jobs based on availability (share of job postings), salary, opportunity growth (percent change year-on-year), and the number of postings offering remote or hybrid working arrangements based on data from its platform.
'This trend is likely due to Bengaluru's status as an IT hub and home to a large number of startups,' job site Indeed's report stated.
Chief Executive Chris Hyams, who will take a 25% cut in base pay, said future job openings were at or below pre-pandemic levels and that the company was too large.
Gig worker economy is expected to have a gross volume of approximately $455 billion globally by 2023. Indian gig workforce is expected to touch 23.4 million by FY30.
Cryptocurrency job postings increased in August this year as compared to only a 13 percent year-on-year rise seen in August last year, as per data from Indeed. India ranks second in global cryptocurrency users.
Searches by job seekers saw a 30 percent increase between May and August 2020, according to a report by global job site Indeed.