Amazon announces yet another hiring spree

Amazon is recruiting 100,000 more workers, the fourth Stateside hiring spree it has announced this year as online shopping demand increases during the coronavirus outbreak.

The e-commerce giant noted on Monday that the positions are for full and part-time work in its operations network, both in its home country and Canada.

“We're also opening 100 new operations buildings this month across fulfilment centres, delivery stations, sortation centres, and other sites. Many of the new jobs are at the company's newest state of the art buildings,” it said in a blog post.

The Seattle-based company employed 876,800 people as of 30th June, excluding contractors and temporary personnel.

Dan Rose

Dan Rose, former Director, Business Development at Amazon, recently took to Twitter to discuss the online retailer’s early years.

Rose spent seven years at Amazon and was the first member of the Kindle e-book team, leading content acquisition and product management. Check out his tweets here.

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