World’s number one online retailer Amazon is creating thousands of jobs in India as well as in few other countries also. It will host its first-ever Career Day (virtual and interactive event) in India on 16 September.
Amazon would also showcase how it is steadfast in its commitment to help India unleash its true potential in the 21st century. The event will bring together Amazon leadership and employees to share what makes Amazon an exciting workplace.
Career Day will feature interesting and informative sessions including a fireside chat with Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon who will share his own career experience and advice for job-seekers.
As of now, Amazon is hiring for more than 8,000 direct job openings across 35 cities in the India and these job opportunities are spread across corporate, technology, customer service and operations roles.
As per media reports, Deepti Varma, HR Leader, Corporate, APAC, and MENA, Amazon said, “Our commitment in India is that we will create around 20 lakh direct and indirect jobs by 2025. We’ve already created around 10 lakh direct and indirect jobs. Even during the pandemic, we had nearly created around 3 lakh direct and indirect jobs across technologies, content creation, retail, logistics and manufacturing.”
As part of the event, besides multiple global and India-focused sessions, 140 Amazon recruiters will conduct 2,000 free, one-on-one career coaching sessions with job seekers across the country. The recruiters will offer advice on how to approach the job search process effectively, resume-building skills and interview tips that will help candidates in their search for the right jobs.
It is worth mentioning here that Andy Jassy, Chief Executive told Reuters that Amazon.com Inc is planning to hire 55,000 people for corporate and technology roles globally in the coming months.
