Web store Amazon is looking for 55,000 new employees worldwide. This was stated by the new CEO Andy Jassy in an interview with Reuters news agency. This mainly concerns technological profiles, for robotics, engineering or for the satellite program ‘Project Kuiper’, in which satellites in space should provide better access to broadband internet.
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The vast majority (about 40,000 jobs) are created in the United States. But the internet giant is also looking for 2,500 people in the United Kingdom. The rest in Germany, India and Japan.
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Amazon needs the extra staff to keep up with its growth in retail, cloud computing and advertising, according to the new CEO. “We continue to grow rapidly and innovate in many areas”, it sounded.
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From September 15, Amazon will launch ‘Career Days’, where more details about the job openings would be provided. For certain difficult-to-fill profiles, candidates could receive a bonus.
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Amazon is already the second largest employer in the US and employs 275,000 people worldwide. However, the company has been criticized for the high workload and the difficulties that employees in the US face to form a union.
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