A close-up of Benioff that shows him extending his hand.
Salesforce cut 8,000 jobs earlier this year in major layoffs.
  • Salesforce will look to hire around 3,000 new employees, CEO Marc Benioff told Bloomberg this week.
  • The company announced plans to lay off 10% of its staff earlier this year in a major cost-cutting effort. 
  • Benioff  is now urging former staff who joined other firms to return to the company.

Salesforce plans to hire over 3,000 employees across various departments in the company after laying off 10% of its workforce in January, Bloomberg News reported first on Thursday.