Amazon, one of the world’s leading technology companies, is once again moving towards major changes regarding its workforce. Recently the company had laid off about 30,000 employees, which created a stir in the tech industry globally. Now the company has planned to start the recruitment process afresh, under which about 11,000 new recruitments will be made. The special thing is that this time Artificial Intelligence (AI) based recruitment tools will be used in the recruitment process.
Recruitment process will change through AI
The main objective of this new strategy of Amazon is to make the recruitment process more fast, accurate and data-based. The company will analyze the skills, experience and suitability of the candidates with the help of AI recruitment tools. This will not only save time in the recruitment process, but will also enable selection of the right candidates in a more effective manner.
According to sources, the AI system will assist in resume screening, interview shortlisting and even initial assessment. This will reduce the pressure on the human resources (HR) team and make the decision process more transparent.
New strategic change after retrenchment
In the past few years, many big tech companies, including Amazon, have conducted large-scale layoffs due to global economic uncertainties, rising costs and automation. After laying off 30,000 employees, the company is now trying to rebalance its business model.
Experts believe that the layoffs were not just part of cost-cutting, but also a process of structural change within the company, eliminating low-performing or automation-impacted roles.
focus of new recruitments
In the 11,000 new recruitments, the company’s focus will mainly be on technology, cloud computing, data science, AI development and logistics sectors. Apart from this, new employees will also be required in areas like customer service and supply chain management.
Amazon believes that in the coming times, the demand for skilled employees working with AI and automation will increase rapidly, hence the recruitment process is also being adapted in the same direction.
impact on industry
Experts also say that this move of Amazon is a signal to the entire tech industry that the future recruitment process will become AI-driven. This will not only change the nature of jobs, but candidates will also have to focus on new technical competencies.