Is there a hiring freeze at Microsoft?

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They just laid off a bunch of people, so I wouldn’t be surprised if there is still a hiring freeze. They announced a freeze a couple months ago

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Yes there’s a freeze. I know of one person who joined the company in the last month so at least SOME exceptions.

Very discouraged :(

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Isn’t the company doing pretty well? Msft always strikes me as a resilient tech firm…

Well our balance sheet is amazing. Our growth has slowed but still growing. And our products still remain relevant even in a recession. All things that seem positive.

And yet I’ve seen two small layoffs in 3 months and an across the board hiring freeze. So has an employee I do feel super bummed

I interviewed w/ Microsoft back in April and was told multiple times I was “put in for hire” and to just sit tight and wait. I just checked the portal today(10/27) and they rejected me for the role. They also closed out multiple other roles I applied to within the last 24 hours. So yeah, I’d say they’re in a hiring freeze now… I’m feeling super bummed too.

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