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Amazon casting net "as wide as possible" for seasonal hiring spree

Amazon Australia is partnering closely with Adecco over the next few weeks on a seasonal hiring campaign that will see it onboard more than 1,000 new employees.

"We are using job boards and campaigns and Adecco to ensure that we are going as wide as possible with the net that we are casting," says Michelle Theophilou, senior HR lead for customer fulfilment at Amazon Australia.

Under their partnership agreement, Adecco is "embedded" into the Amazon business to help ensure it sources talent with the right cultural fit, Theophilou tells Shortlist.

"They are in our buildings and really do feel like they are part of Amazon in terms and work closely together in terms of delivering on our customer obsession..."