E-commerce giant, Amazon plans to open its doors to job seekers at 10 shipping sites around the country, all part of a company-wide initiative to fill more than 50,000 U.S. positions.
Most of the job openings will be for full-time positions, though Amazon said in a statement more than 10,000 part-time roles at its sorting centers will also be available. There will also be some openings in management.
Amazon’s announcement of this giant job fair comes at a time when the labor market is growing tight with back-to-school and holiday shopping around the corner. That means other employers will likely be competing for many of the same potential hires.
Amazon plans to invite job seekers to warehouses in 10 locations between 8 AM to noon local time on Aug. 2. Warehouses are in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Etna, Ohio; Fall River, Mass.; Hebron, Ky.; Kenosha, Wisc.; Kent, Wash.; Robbinsville, N.J.; Romeoville, Ill.; and Whitestown, Ind.
The company also plans to host off-site “Job Day” events in Buffalo, N.Y., and Oklahoma City.
“We are excited to host interested candidates to come learn more about the technology we utilize in our operations, see our dedicated onsite classrooms, meet employees and, if interested, apply for a job at our site and receive an on-the-spot job offer,” vice president of Amazon’s worldwide operations human resources John Olsen, said in a statement.
