

“Everybody at the company has the freedom - and really, the expectation - to critically look at how it can be better and then invent ways to make it better,"Jassy told Reuters. In that battle’s aftermath, Jeff Bezos, the CEO whom Jassy succeeded, said Amazon needed a better vision for employees.Īsked how he might change Amazon’s demanding workplace culture, Jassy said its heavy focus on customers and inventiveness set it up for improvements. Earlier this year, a failed effort by some staff in Alabama to organize put on display Amazon’s taxing warehouse work and its aggressive stance against unions. The event includes an opening keynote by Amit Agarwal, Global Senior VP and Country Head, career advice by the CEO and several panel discussions by senior managers of the company.Īmazon’s move, only the latest hiring spree on which it has embarked, follows a period of heightened scrutiny of its labor practices and opposition by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. However, registration is required to participate in a career coaching session with an Amazon HR representative.

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The new hires would represent a 20% increase in Amazon's tech and corporate staff, who currently number around 275,000 globally, the company said. survey from PwC that 65% of workers wanted a new gig, according to Reuters. “There are so many jobs during the pandemic that have been displaced or have been altered, and there are so many people who are thinking about different and new jobs," said Jassy, who cited a U.S. 15, Jassy hopes now is a good time for recruiting.

With Amazon's annual job fair scheduled to begin Sept. He said the company's new bet to launch satellites into orbit to widen broadband access, called Project Kuiper, would require a lot of new hires, too. Jassy, in his first press interview since he ascended to Amazon’s top post in July, said the company needed more firepower to keep up with demand in retail, the cloud and advertising, among other businesses. “This interactive experience is for all job seekers, regardless of your level of experience, professional field, or background – whether you are interested in working at Amazon or elsewhere," the company said in. Amazon Career Day is a free event on Septemat 10:00am IST.
