Amazon fair attracts 30,000 job applicants
Amazon reported Thursday that more than 30,000 applications were received nationally as the company tries to fill 50,000 jobs, including at its Chattanooga and Charleston, Tenn., distribution centers.
Hundreds of candidates showed up at the fulfillment center in Chattanooga on Wednesday, said company spokeswoman Ali Hutchins.
According to Amazon, it’s trying to fill nearly 1,000 jobs in Southeast Tennessee. Hutchins said she didn’t have specific hiring numbers by site.
John Olsen, vice president of Amazon’s worldwide operations-human resources, said thousands of job offers were extended to candidates and more will come in the next few days as it processes candidates.