Amazon India: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Dec 2023

Industry

Amazon India to provide career opportunities for ex-service personnel

Dec 22, 2023

Amazon AFE program to empower Advanced Coding AI Skills

An American multinational technology company, Amazon.in has the expansion of its Amazon Future Engin...

Industry

Dec 4, 2023

Amazon AFE program to empower Advanced Coding AI Skills

Amazon India has partnered with AICTE to expand WoW program

An American multinational technology company, Amazon India has partnered with AICTE to expand the Wo...

Industry

Nov 17, 2023

Amazon India has partnered with AICTE to expand WoW program

Amazon announces renewable energy project in India

An American multinational technology company, Amazon has announced a new -megawatt MW wind farm...

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Nov 13, 2023

Amazon announces renewable energy project in India

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Amazon India creates over 1 Lakh job onboarded majority of hires

Amazon India has created more than 100,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network. These opportunities include direct and indirect jobs across India in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Chennai, among others. Ahead of the Amazon Great Indian Festival that kicks off on October 8 (with early access to […]

Oct 6, 2023

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Amazon India inks pact with 5 states to empower PwDs

With an aim to engage with employable Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and to enable their participation in the mainstream workforce, Amazon India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with five State Governments, including Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The MoU which extends until 2026 aims to provide skilling and employment opportunities to PwD […]

Sep 7, 2023

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Amazon offers free ML course for graduates 2024-25; last date Sep 6

Amazon India has launched the third edition of Machine Learning (ML) Summer School—an immersive programme that aims to provide students with the opportunity to learn key ML technologies. Last year, Amazon announced the second edition of its India Machine Learning (ML) Summer School. Furtherance of the effort to help students in India prepare for industry […]

Aug 25, 2023

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Amazon created over 13 lakh direct & indirect jobs in India

An American multinational technology company, Amazon India shared updates on the pledges it had announced as part of its commitment to India. The company has shared that it has cumulatively digitized over 62 lakh (6.2 million) micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), enabled nearly $8 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports and created more than 13 […]

Aug 12, 2023

Hiring

Amazon launches Early Internship in India, 8 weeks paid program

Amazon Future Engineer (AFE), the flagship philanthropic computer science education program by Amazon, has launched an early internship program exclusively for AFE Scholars. The AFE Internship offers a unique opportunity for girl students from low-income families to gain valuable work experience, preparing them to become future leaders in the tech industry. 68 AFE Scholars, who […]

Jul 7, 2023

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Amazon defers joining of new hires from IITs/ NITs campus

An American multinational technology company, Amazon has postponed the joining of new hires from India’s prestigious colleges including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs). According to Business Today, the Offer letters of NIT students have also been deferred and some have also been revoked it. The impacted graduate from IIT expressed concerns […]

May 25, 2023

Hiring

Amazon in India is hiring Interns & WFH Roles; Apply

An American multinational technology company, Amazon in India is hiring for the role of Team Lead (Intern). Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “At Amazon, we’re working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.” “Amazon is seeking Team leads for our […]

May 17, 2023

Layoffs

Amazon India layoffs: Tech giant lays off about 500 employees

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon is laying off about 500 employees in India. According to the reports of the Economic Times, Amazon India will layoffs across different businesses and functions including Amazon Web Services (AWS), human resources, and support functions. Additionally, Some of Amazon’s onboarding functions in tier-2 cities such as […]

May 16, 2023

Layoffs

Amazon India employee loses job after 6 months of joining

In an American multinational technology company, an Amazon India employee lost his job just after 6 months after joining the company. Amit Kore was working with Amazon India as an SDE. He joined the company in August 2022. Recently in January, Amazon planned to layoff 18,000 employees globally. Amit Kore shared a LinkedIn post, “I wanted […]

Mar 13, 2023

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Amazon Air takes off in India, creating jobs in the local economy

Amazon India has launched Amazon Air, making it the first e-commerce company in the country to have a dedicated air cargo network. It will utilize the cargo capacity of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Quikjet Cargo Airlines. Each Amazon Air aircraft will ship thousands of packages every day and fly across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, […]

Jan 24, 2023

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Amazon ought to digital data shield in ED probe, moves Supreme Court

According to Economic Times, an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has moved to the top court as employees had stored sensitive and confidential data in their laptops and mobile phones which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is seeking in a FEMA violation case going back to 2014. Current Status The company has moved […]

Dec 11, 2022

Layoffs

Amazon is on the urge of the biggest layoff including top executives

Amazon is on the urge of the biggest layoff including top executives in the company since it was founded. Expected to slash 20,000 employees from the workforce. Entering 2023 within a few days might not be as fun for Amazon employees and tech employees across the industry as organizations are making adjustments through layoffs as […]

Dec 6, 2022