High confidence
Jul 10, 2025
Recruit Holdings (Indeed + Glassdoor)
− 1,300 ~1,300 (≈6% of HR-tech workforce)
Attribution · verbatim quote
“AI is changing the world, and we must adapt by ensuring our product delivers truly great experiences.”
— Hisayuki Idekoba (ceo)
Summary
Recruit Holdings cut ~1,300 jobs across Indeed and Glassdoor and folded Glassdoor into Indeed. CEO Hisayuki 'Deko' Idekoba's memo explicitly cited AI as the rationale.
Evidence notes
- · Quote from Idekoba's memo as reproduced by Fortune.
- · An earlier version appended 'for job seekers and employers' to the final clause; those words are not in the Fortune text and could not be verified in the second source.
- · Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong departed effective October 1, 2025.