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Amazon Ramps Up Holiday Hiring

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101614 AmazonLogoWinter?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1413479788202Amazon(SEATTLE) — Amazon is gearing up for the holiday shopping season by hiring more seasonal workers than it did last year.

The online retail giant announced on Thursday it will create 80,000 seasonal positions at its fulfillment and sortation centers across the U.S. “in order to meet an increase in customer demand.”

Last year, Amazon hired 70,000 workers during the holidays.

The company says it expects to convert many of this year’s seasonal workers into full-time employees.

“So far this year, we have converted more than 10,000 seasonal employees in the U.S. into regular, full-time roles and we’re looking forward to converting thousands more across our growing network of fulfillment and sortation centers after this holiday season,” Mike Roth, Amazon’s vice president of North America operations, said in a statement.

“We’re excited to be creating 80,000 seasonal jobs, thousands of which will lead to regular, full-time roles with benefits starting on day one and innovative programs like Career Choice for employees to further pursue their education,” Roth added.


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