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Google cuts from its core group

Source: CNN

San Francisco : CA : USA | 8 months ago

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In a March 26 blog post, the Internet search behemoth announced it will lay off 200 people in its sales and marketing operations. Senior vice president Omid Kordestani acknowledged the company had, in its haste to grow, made hiring mistakes, stressing Google's teams had become "less effective and...

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News Source: The Guardian | 8 months ago

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