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> I wanna know if during recessions recruiting slows down even for big profitable companies. Yes, and they might lay people off. Hiring slows generally (and u
by jp57 4y ago
> I wanna know if during recessions recruiting slows down even for big profitable companies.
Yes, and they might lay people off. Hiring slows generally (and unemployment rises) during recessions.
For example, I was at Amazon in 2008-9 and their attitude was: "We think we'll be alright, but we're not taking any chances, so departments should expect to make due with their current staff for a while." Once the freeze was lifted we started hiring like crazy.
- soared 4y agoI interviewed at Amazon a few months into Covid and they were interviewing but not hiring to put people in their “recycled” status. Which means we’ll hire you but not in this exact role or this exact time.