# Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced the company is hiring 1,000 graduates and interns to build its AI systems.

*genai · news · 2026-05-07 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Salesforce is hiring 1,000 graduates and interns to work specifically on its AI systems.
- The new hires will join Salesforce’s Futureforce program to develop Agentforce and Headless360.
- Recent data shows hiring of college graduates is up 5.6% despite AI job loss fears.
- Youth unemployment for degree holders aged 20-24 fell to 5.3% from 8.9%.

**Companies:** Salesforce
**Countries:** United States

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