2,000 recruiters offering 30,000 1-on-1
coaching sessions globally to job candidates
Over 1,800 corporate and technology roles
currently available in Canada
New survey finds 35% of Canadian job
seekers are reconsidering their career path after COVID-19, with
more than half looking for better pay and benefits
SEATTLE, Sept. 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today
announced that it is hosting its first Career Day in Canada on Wednesday,
September 15. The event will give job seekers an inside look
at the corporate, technology and Operations network positions
currently open across the country, with a variety of panel
sessions, keynote addresses and fireside chats. Anyone can register
for free by visiting amazoncareerday.com.
Amazon Career Day, which will simultaneously take place in nine
other countries, is designed to support all job seekers, whether
they are looking for a new job or hoping to transition to a
different career altogether—at Amazon or another company.
"For somebody who loves to build, invent and be part of a
collaborative team that delivers exceptional products and services
to customers, Amazon is an exciting place to work. Amazon Career
Day will be an opportunity for Canadians to discover the breadth of
jobs available across the country, and how we invest to help
employees build new skills and benefit from personal success,
growth, and empowerment," said Jesse
Dougherty, Amazon VP.
World-Class Insights, Advice, and Learning
Opportunities
Amazon Career Day programming will introduce
participants to Canadian employees working in a variety of roles at
local Tech Hubs, fulfillment centres, sortation centres, and
delivery stations. Amazon CEO Andy
Jassy will participate in a fireside chat on his own career
experiences. The event will also feature guest speakers
Jennifer Abel, a two-time Olympic
medalist in diving, and New York
Times best-selling author Carla
Harris, vice chairman of global wealth management and senior
client advisor at Morgan Stanley, who was recently named one of the
Top 50 Black Executives in Corporate America by Fortune
Magazine. Both guest speakers will provide candid advice
on how job seekers can start, build, or transition their careers
and set the right objectives.
30,000 Free, 1-on-1 Career Coaching Sessions Offered
Globally
A team of over 2,000 Amazon recruiters will
conduct 30,000 free, 1-on-1 career coaching sessions with
job seekers from across the globe - including Canada - in one day. The recruiters will offer
advice to those interested in the wide variety of jobs available at
the company, including positions in Amazon's logistics network and
corporate and technology roles at Tech Hubs in Vancouver and Toronto, where teams support Amazon Web
Services (AWS), Alexa, Amazon Advertising, Retail and
Operations Technology, Prime Video, and other businesses.
New survey shows 35% of Canadian Job
Seekers are Reconsidering their Career Path as a Result of
COVID-19
According to a new Morning Consult job seeker insight survey
commissioned by Amazon, 35% of Canadian job seekers
say the COVID-19 pandemic has caused them to reconsider their
career paths. However, they don't expect the process to be easy:
87% of Canadians looking to change careers are either somewhat
concerned, concerned, or very concerned about finding a new
job.
Of the Canadians who are seeking new jobs, more than half (53%)
say it's because they are looking for better pay and benefits.
Working at Amazon
Full-time employees at Amazon
receive competitive wages, as well as medical, vision, and dental
coverage, a group RRSP plan, and stock awards. Amazon is also
committed to providing employees with access to the education and
skills training they need to grow their careers, offering a variety
of company-funded training opportunities to help them transition
into higher-paying, in-demand careers within the company and
beyond.
Amazon ranked #2 on Forbes
World's Best Employers list and was recognized as one of
British Columbia's Top Employers
in 2021. Amazon was also selected by Fast Company as one of the
Best Workplaces for Innovators.
Amazon in Canada
Amazon employs more than 25,000
full- and part-time employees at the company's fulfillment centres,
corporate offices, development centres, and other facilities
in British Columbia, Ontario,
Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec,
and Nova Scotia. Between 2010 and
2019, Amazon invested more than $11 billion (CDN)
in Canada, including infrastructure and compensation to
employees.
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.
SOURCE Amazon Canada