Amazon looks to fill thousands of jobs during virtual career day

Amazon’s annual hiring event is going virtual this year. On Wednesday, the online retail giant said it’ll hold its 2020 Career Day on Sept. 16. Amazon said the virtual event is open to anyone nationwide, and people who participate can learn about 33,000 open corporate and tech positions at the company, as well as thousands of additional hourly jobs within its operations network.

“We’ve created more jobs in the U.S. over the past decade than any other company – and we are continuing to hire people from all backgrounds and at all skill levels,” said Beth Galetti, senior vice president human resources at Amazon, in a press release. “We are glad to be able to mobilize more than 1,000 experienced recruiters and HR professionals to help job seekers across the country learn about opportunities at Amazon and elsewhere.”

Amazon said it also plans to provide 20,000 career coaching sessions during the event, as well as panel discussions, code workshops and interviews with “career-advice experts” and Amazon executives. 

More to come.