Meta slashes engineer hiring target by a third

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Meta lowers its hiring target for engineers by over 30%
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Meta lowers its hiring target for engineers by over 30%

Social media giant told employees 'the headwinds are fierce.'

Meta, formerly Facebook, has lowered its goal for recruiting engineers in 2022 to around 6,000-7,000, down from an early aim to hire about 10,000 new engineers. CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed the...

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