Amazon, Walmart and Fidelity Investments plan to collectively hire nearly 100,000 workers. Once we get the monthly jobs report on Friday, we can gain a better sense of the overall state of the job market.
Jassy says that the hiring spree is needed to keep up with the incredible demand. As people sheltered in place during most of the outbreak, they became accustomed to shopping online, fearing going outside and risking catching Covid-19. In addition to its core retail business, Jassy needs to find specialized professionals in Amazon’s cloud, advertising and Project Kuiper division, which is launching satellites into orbit to offer widely accessible broadband service.
The roles are primarily permanent jobs.They include “order fillers, freight handlers, lift drivers, technicians and management positions. The average pay for its supply chain employees is $20.37 an hour.” Similar to Amazon, Walmart is holding hiring events on September 8 and 9. . These roles are in addition to approximately 4,000 licensed representatives, technologists and customer service representatives jobs that were previously posted.
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