Google Says It Wants To Hire Yahoo Talent
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It wouldn’t be so surprising (or newsworthy) if this was happening behind the scenes, but Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is now openly trying to recruit Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) search engineers. In a blog post, Matt Cutts, who is Google’s most prominent search blogger, says straight out, “if you’re an excellent Yahoo engineer with solid experience in search, Google is hiring” and then points readers to a relevant job listing.
There will likely be lots of Yahoo engineers on the job market soon, if the Yahoo-Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) search deal gets approved. Microsoft has agreed to hire at least 400 Yahoo employees—but others will likely be left behind. In a report earlier this week, BernsteinResearch analyst Jeffrey Lindsay said he expected Yahoo management to cut “at least 1,700” jobs.
SEE ALSO: Yahoo-MSFT Deal: Details From SEC Filing: Calibrated Against Google’s Search Revenues & Marketshare
Ask.com is actively trying to hire some of these employees, too. SearchEngineLand reported last month that at a search expo, Ask’s booth included a big poster with the line, “My company just gave up on search. Where do I work now?”
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