On September 16, the e-commerce behemoth Amazon will hold its first-ever Career Day in India. Amazon hopes to fill over 8,000 direct jobs in 35 Indian cities through this virtual event. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, and Surat are among the cities on the list. These job openings include positions in corporate, customer service, operations, and technology.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy will speak at Career Day, sharing his own career experiences and advice for job searchers. Amit Agarwal, Amazon India’s Global Senior Vice President and Country Head, will deliver the keynote presentation. After that, there will be panel talks with Amazon executives and workers about ‘Life at Amazon,’ workplace culture, and why job seekers should choose Amazon.
In addition, 140 Amazon recruiters will provide 2,000 free one-on-one career coaching sessions with job seekers across the United States. Attendees will receive advice from recruiters on how to approach the job search process efficiently and résumé and interview suggestions.
Amazon wants to create 20 lakh direct and indirect employment in India by 2025, in line with the government’s focus on job creation and skilling efforts across the country, and has already created 10 lakh jobs in the country.
