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AWS CEO defends hiring 11,000 interns and juniors amid Amazon layoffs
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman announced plans to hire 11,000 interns and junior staff, citing the value of fresh perspectives. This comes after Amazon laid off 16,000 workers earlier this year. The move signals a strategic bet on developing new talent rather than relying solely on experienced hires.
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The hiring spree may be a PR counterweight to layoffs, but it also reflects AWS's need for long-term pipeline development in a competitive cloud market.
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'They come in with an energy and excitement, a new view on things': AWS CEO Matt Garman explains why Amazon is hiring 11,000 new interns and junior staff when others are getting rid →
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