Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by mike_d on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:18AM (#22886659)

> Sandberg announced last week or so that they are going to do accelerated hiring spree

That was a message to the stock market. In reality I haven't heard from a Facebook recruiter in a month now.

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by whateveracct on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:25AM (#22886702)

I've heard from at least 2 since the lockdown began, so anecdata all around :)

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by echelon on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:20AM (#22886673)

As an anecdote, I got an email from a Facebook recruiter yesterday. They're still hiring, though I'm not sure at what rate and for how long.

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by edanm on Thursday April 16, 2020 @09:32AM (#22889147)

Not sure why RivieraKid was getting downvoted - there's no "just a message to the stock market". Lying in this context would be illegal, and would open FB up to shareholders suing the company IMO.

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by perl4ever on Thursday April 16, 2020 @05:58PM (#22893989)

I'm not a securities lawyer, but I would assume that there is little deterrence for "sending a message to the stock market" with statements about hopes, plans, or predictions for the future. As long as there's nothing definitively false as of the moment you say it...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward-looking_statement

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by RivieraKid on Thursday April 16, 2020 @04:52AM (#22887428)

Lying would be illegal...

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by Infinitesimus on Thursday April 16, 2020 @07:16AM (#22888262)

Heard from 2 recently so they're certainly still hiring and hiring fast

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