SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2012--
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is hiring for more than 50,000 seasonal positions
at its fulfillment centers across the U.S. this holiday season.
“In addition to the thousands of people we’ve hired for full-time jobs
this year, we’re proud to be adding more than 50,000 seasonal jobs this
holiday,” said Dave Clark, vice president, Global Customer Fulfillment.
“We’re hiring at our sites across the U.S. for talented individuals to
help us deliver a great experience for our customers this holiday
season. Temporary associates play a critical role in meeting increased
customer demand during the holiday season, and we expect thousands of
temporary associates will stay on in full-time positions.”
Amazon employs more than 20,000 people across its 40 U.S. fulfillment
centers and pays its full-time, permanent employees 30 percent more than
what traditional retail store employees earn—and that doesn’t even
include the stock grants that full-time employees receive, which over
the past five years have added an average of 9 percent to base pay
annually.
For its full-time, permanent positions, Amazon offers competitive hourly
wages, Amazon stock grants, and comprehensive benefits, including
medical and dental coverage, company-paid vision, company-paid life
insurance, company-paid disability insurance, paid vacation, a 401(k)
plan with a company match and discount programs. This year, Amazon
launched Career
Choice, an innovative program designed to expand the choices
available to associates in their future career, whether that's at Amazon
or in another industry. The Career Choice Program provides associates
with a resource for building the job skills needed for today's most
in-demand and well-paying careers, such as aircraft mechanics,
computer-aided design, machine tool technology, medical laboratory
science, dental hygiene, and nursing by offering to pre-pay 95 percent
of tuition and fees at accredited schools.
Interested applicants can apply online at http://www.amazonfulfillmentcareers.com.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books;
Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home
& Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health &
Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web
Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever
constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented
built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long
battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation
Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved
fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom
high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo
speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support and
dual-antennas/MIMO for 40% faster throughput than other tablets, enough
storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics
engine—and it is available in two display sizes—7” and 8.9”. The
large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and
comes with Amazon’s groundbreaking $49.99 one year 4G LTE data
package—customers save over $300 in the first year of ownership compared
to other 4G tablets. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster
processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery
life.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
www.amazon.cn,
www.amazon.it,
and www.amazon.es.
As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More
information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's
financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
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