{"id":430686,"date":"2022-04-12T22:48:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-plans-high-school-hiring-push-amid-labor-shortage-report\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T22:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:48:55","slug":"amazon-plans-high-school-hiring-push-amid-labor-shortage-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-plans-high-school-hiring-push-amid-labor-shortage-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon plans high school hiring push amid labor shortage: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f948647afb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f948647afb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-plans-high-school-hiring-push-amid-labor-shortage-report\/#%E2%80%9CAmazon_plans_high_school_hiring_push_amid_labor_shortage_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amazon plans high school hiring push amid labor shortage: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmazon_plans_high_school_hiring_push_amid_labor_shortage_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amazon plans high school hiring push amid labor shortage: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amazon reportedly plans to recruit graduating high school students to staff its warehouses as it battles other companies for workers in an extremely tight labor market.<\/p>\n<p>The e-commerce giant will begin the hiring push next month \u2013 with company representatives set to tout Amazon\u2019s perks and benefits at schools throughout the US and Canada. The push comes as a consortium of unions claimed that Amazon had a poor workplace safety record, which Amazon said in a statement to The Post it was working to improve.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s high school recruiting efforts will include <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances by Amazon recruiters at hundreds of high school career days and an emphasis on college tuition support offered to workers, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/amazon-targets-high-schoolers-in-a-warehouse-recruiting-blitz?utm_content=article-7652&amp;utm_source=sg&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=article_email\">The Information<\/a> reported, citing a person briefed on the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon and other companies are attempting to ramp up hiring as the economy reopens during the COVID-19 pandemic. But tight labor conditions have complicated the task, with US unemployment hovering at just 3.6%, according to the most recent jobs data.<\/p>\n<p>In March, there were more than 5 million more job openings than there were available workers to fill the roles. <\/p>\n<p>Amazon is competing with big-box retail rivals such as Walmart and Target, who are also boosting benefits to lure new workers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon warehouse\" class=\"wp-image-21874936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon employs more than 1.6 million people around the world.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Amazon representative told The Post that the effort to reach high school graduates was part of an ongoing initiative to recruit people to work for the giant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazon is a stronger company because of the diversity of our workforce \u2014 our employees come from a variety of backgrounds and with varying levels of experience and education,\u201d Amazon spokesperson Lisa Campos told The Post. \u201cWe\u2019re always looking for great employees and this is one of many hiring efforts across the company,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The high school recruiting drive is the largest of its kind to date for Amazon \u2013 which paused similar efforts for the last two years due to safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon hinted at its need to hire more workers in its fourth-quarter earnings release in February, with CEO Andy Jassy noting the company saw \u201chigher costs driven by labor supply shortages and inflationary pressures\u201d during the holiday quarter that were likely to continue in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon warehouse\" class=\"wp-image-21874939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-warehouses-targeting-highschoolers-for-hire-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon faces mounting pressure over its workplace practices.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest recruiting drive will unfold as Amazon faces mounting pressure to improve its workplace practices. Earlier this month, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island became the first in company history to unionize following a lengthy organizing drive at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The labor push succeeded despite strong opposition from Amazon, which has called for the election to be overturned. The effort also drew support from President Biden, who warned \u201cAmazon, here we come\u201d while backing the organizers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, injury rates at Amazon warehouses jumped by 20% in 2021 \u2013 despite pledges from company executives to improve safety measures at the facilities. Amazon accounts for approximately half of all warehouse injuries in the US, according to the Strategic Organizing Center.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon said in a statement to The Post that the company had hired tens of thousands of people to meet unforeseen demand that came from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike other companies in the industry, we saw an increase in recordable injuries during this time from 2020 to 2021 as we trained so many new people \u2014 however, when you compare 2021 to 2019, our recordable injury rate declined more than 13% year over year,\u201d said Kelly Nantel, another Amazon spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon employs more than 1.6 million around the world \u2013 a total that includes approximately 750,000 hourly workers in the US. Last month, the company revealed it was partnering with more than 140 colleges to offer fully-funded college tuition for its hourly employees.<\/p>\n<p>The company is aiming to convince high schoolers to work at their warehouses during summer break \u2013 then utilize the benefits to get a degree, even if they weren\u2019t otherwise expecting to get into college.<\/p>\n<p>The e-commerce firm also raised its average hourly starting pay to $18 for warehouse workers last fall. Other benefits for full-time employees include medical, dental and vision coverage and a 401(k) with a 50% company match.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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