Amazon announces Stateside hiring spree
Amazon is set to create 3,500 new tech and corporate jobs across six cities in the United States.
It's a notable move amid a coronavirus outbreak that has caused many companies to freeze hiring, while unemployment claims have soared across the country.
Amazon will expand its Tech Hubs in Dallas, Detroit, Denver, New York (Manhattan), Phoenix, and San Diego. It will invest more than $1.4 billion in these new offices, which will host teams supporting businesses across the company, including AWS, Alexa, Amazon Advertising, Amazon Fashion, OpsTech and Amazon Fresh.
“People from all walks of life come to Amazon to develop their career – from recent graduates looking for a place to turn their ideas into high impact products, to veterans accessing new jobs in cloud computing thanks to our upskilling programmes,” says Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Amazon.
“These 3,500 new jobs will be in cities across the country with strong and diverse talent pools. We look forward to helping these communities grow their emerging tech workforce.”
