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Amazon Career Day 2021: More Than 1 Million People Apply for Jobs at Amazon

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Amazon hosted its Career Day 2021, attracting over 1 million job applicants globally. The event featured 30,000 free career coaching sessions offered by more than 2,000 recruiters in just one day. Participants learned about various job opportunities, including 40,000 corporate and tech roles. Amazon assures all regular full-time employees receive core benefits, such as health insurance from day one and a 401(k) plan. The event highlighted Amazon's commitment to hiring and employee development, as it was recognized as a top workplace by LinkedIn and other organizations.

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  • Over 1 million job applicants during Career Day 2021.
  • 30,000 free career coaching sessions offered in one day.
  • 40,000 open corporate and tech roles available.
  • Amazon ranked No. 1 on LinkedIn's best places to work.
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Amazon recruiters offered 30,000 free individual career coaching sessions with job seekers in a single day

All participants who get hired as regular full-time employees will receive the same core benefits, regardless of their role, including health insurance starting on day one, a 401(k) plan with a company match, and up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that over 1 million people applied for a job at Amazon as part of Career Day 2021. The virtual event attracted job seekers from more than 170 countries around the world. In the span of 24 hours, more than 2,000 Amazon recruiters offered 30,000 individual career coaching sessions with participants. The recruiters provided job seekers with professional advice to start, transition, or grow their careers—whether they wanted to work at Amazon or elsewhere.

“We know a lot of people are looking for work right now, and many more are hoping to change their careers,” said Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of People eXperience and Technology. “We are paying close attention to this and we feel uniquely positioned to help—not only because of the tens of thousands of jobs that we have open, but also for the opportunity we offer people to build a meaningful career. We think Amazon is a great place to work for those who crave the freedom to invent, the chance to make a big impact, and an inclusive workplace to do so. We are glad so many people joined Career Day to learn more about the jobs we have to offer.”

Highlights from Amazon Career Day in the United States include:

  • More than 220,000 job seekers visited the event site and had the chance to receive advice from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, top Wall Street executive Carla Harris, New York Times best-selling author David Epstein, and many more.
  • Since announcing Career Day 2021 on September 1, Amazon has received more than 500,000 job applications for corporate, tech, and hourly roles in the U.S. Some of the most popular positions among job seekers for tech roles were software development, IT, support engineers, and operations management.
  • Participants joined from all 50 states and had the opportunity to learn directly from Amazon employees about the 40,000 open corporate and tech roles and the 125,000 open jobs in Amazon’s Operations network.
  • Amazon recruiters offered more than 20,000 one-on-one career coaching sessions to help attendees prepare for their next job—including hundreds of additional sessions specifically for Amazon employees in our Operations network looking to grow their careers.

Working at Amazon

All Amazon regular full-time employees receive the same core benefits, regardless of their role, level, or position—from the company’s executives to front-line employees. This includes health coverage starting on the employee’s first day on the job, a 401(k) plan with a company match, up to 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and more. In addition, eligible employees have access to company-subsidized training opportunities including Career Choice, which pays for full college tuition as well as GEDs, high school diplomas, and associate degrees for hourly employees.

Amazon was recently named by LinkedIn as the No. 1 company where Americans want to work and develop their careers, and currently ranks No. 2 on the World’s Best Employers list from Forbes and on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list. Amazon was also selected by Fast Company as one of the Best Workplaces for Innovators. The company was awarded a top score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, which recognizes the best workplaces for the LGBTQ+ community, and granted the Lee Anderson Veteran and Military Spouse Employment Award for excellence in hiring, training, and retaining veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. Amazon was also named as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: Customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

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What was the outcome of Amazon's Career Day 2021?

Amazon's Career Day 2021 attracted over 1 million job applicants and offered 30,000 career coaching sessions.

How many job roles are available at Amazon after Career Day 2021?

Amazon has 40,000 open corporate and tech roles and 125,000 jobs in its Operations network.

What benefits do Amazon employees receive?

All full-time employees receive health insurance, a 401(k) plan with a company match, and up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave.

How many applications did Amazon receive during Career Day 2021?

Amazon received over 500,000 job applications for various roles in the U.S. since announcing Career Day.

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