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SEATTLE, Wash.- Amazon is hiring 50,000 workers to help process orders this holiday season.
The online retailer says it expects thousands of new hires to stay on full time.
According to Amazon.com, Inc., via a news release by Business News Wires, it said "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 said it 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.
Interested applicants can apply online at http://www.amazonfulfillmentcareers.com.
