Google Says It Plans to Hire More Than 6,000 in 2011
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Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, plans to hire at least 6,000 people this year as the company fights off rivals such as Facebook Inc.
The hiring pace should make 2011 the biggest year for employee growth in company history, Alan Eustace, senior vice president of engineering and research, said in a blog post. Google, which had 24,400 people at the end of 2010, hired more than 4,500 last year, making that year second only to 2007, when the company added more than 6,000.