Twitter lays off 30% of recruiting team: report

Twitter said that 30% of its talent acquisition staff had been let go, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The decision comes as the microblogging site faces mounting business challenges and a potential Elon Musk takeover.

Layoffs followed the company's May announcement that it will stop hiring and focus on cost-cutting. In response to the shifting business requirements, the company is restructuring and reducing its talent acquisition workforce.


Less than 100 employees are anticipated to be affected by the layoffs, which are only affecting the talent acquisition team, according to the firm.

In light of the hiring pause, Twitter is reprioritising the talent acquisition team, which includes recruiters, to ensure that it operates efficiently and responsibly, a company spokesperson was quoted in the report.

The layoffs come as Twitter waits for Musk's $44 billion acquisition deal to close. In May, Musk said his deal was “on hold,” as he questioned the way Twitter calculates spam and fake accounts.