Salesforce ramps up hiring after layoffs, targets 3,300 new roles including former employees

Salesforce plans to hire 3,300 people after laying off 10% of staff earlier this year.
The new hires will be in sales, engineering, data cloud product teams to grow AI business.
CEO Marc Benioff encouraging former employees to return as part of hiring push.
Move aims to restore 40% of positions cut and drive growth through AI tools like Einstein Copilot.
Hiring wave comes as Salesforce looks to navigate economic slowdown and tech spending pullback.