Hiring freezeThursday 26th March 2026One major outlet so far
Microsoft freezes hiring
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Microsoft has frozen hiring in major cloud and sales groups, according to The Information.
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- 26th Mar
Reuters Major outlet
Microsoft has frozen hiring in major cloud and sales groups, according to The Information.
- 27th Mar
Times of India Trade press
Microsoft froze hiring in cloud and sales teams, instructing managers not to hire candidates without prior experience at the company.
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Cutting Confirmed by the company or a formal notice (such as a US WARN notice)
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- 5th Nov62jobs, not yet confirmed
- 22nd Sep268jobs cut
- 7th Jul60jobs, not yet confirmed
- 6th Jul4,800jobs cut
- 6th Jul605jobs, part of a round already counted
- 30th JunNo figure
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- 31st Mar30,000jobs cut
- 31st Mar475jobs cut
- 30th Mar124jobs cut
- 30th Mar74jobs cut
- 23rd Mar55jobs cut
- 2nd Mar51jobs cut
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