Amazon Hiring 150,000 Workers for Holidays

<p>Amazon plans to hire 150&comma;000 employees throughout the U&period;S&period; in full-time&comma; seasonal&comma; and part-time roles across its operations network&period; A diverse range of roles—from packing and picking to sorting and shipping—are available to applicants from all backgrounds and experience levels&period; Employees can earn&comma; on average&comma; more than &dollar;19 per hour based on position and location in the U&period;S&period; Interested candidates can see all the regions with open positions at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;hiring&period;amazon&period;com&sol;&quest;cmpid&equals;OAAAMK0378H3&num;&sol;" rel&equals;"nofollow" shape&equals;"rect">www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;apply<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re proud to offer a wide variety of roles for people of all backgrounds&comma; with more than 150&comma;000 roles available across the country&period; Whether someone is looking for some extra money for a few months or a long-term career&comma; the holidays are a great time for people to join Amazon&comma; and many of our seasonal employees return year-after-year or transition into full-time roles&comma;” said John Felton&comma; Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Those who choose to stay with us will find a lot of opportunities to grow their careers&comma; whether they take advantage of our free college tuition programs or seek out promotions across our network—this year alone&comma; more than 20&comma;000 front-line employees received promotions&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Jobs in Amazon’s operations network include stowing&comma; picking&comma; packing&comma; sorting&comma; shipping customer orders&comma; and more&comma; and are available in hundreds of cities and towns across America&period; These roles can be the start of a long-term career inside or outside the company&period; The flexibility of the jobs available come with a wide range of hours—full- and part-time—and excellent pay and benefits&period; Sign-on bonuses ranging from &dollar;1&comma;000 to &dollar;3&comma;000 are available in select locations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m an HR professional by trade and joined Amazon in a seasonal operations role when the company I worked for closed&comma;” said Amazon employee Rose Deimler&comma; who is now a senior human resources business partner at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Carlisle&comma; Pennsylvania&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I was really just looking for a job to help pay the bills while I figured out my next step and&comma; nearly 11 years later&comma; I’ve grown the opportunity into a senior-level HR role with five direct reports&period; Now&comma; I’m able to help other employees learn and grow within the company&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While there are jobs available across the country&comma; the states with the greatest number of available positions include&colon; California&comma; Idaho&comma; Illinois&comma; Iowa&comma; Michigan&comma; Missouri&comma; Oregon&comma; Texas&comma; Tennessee&comma; Utah&comma; and Washington&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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