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Old 01-12-2017, 10:22 PM
 
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Saw a story where Amazon plans on hiring 100,000.

Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months | TribLIVE

Never heard of such an expansion!
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Old 01-13-2017, 06:08 AM
 
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Saw a story where Amazon plans on hiring 100,000.

Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months | TribLIVE

Never heard of such an expansion!
I would be interested in the average wages for these positions.
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Old 01-13-2017, 06:58 AM
 
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So sorry to hear that. This is one of those times that I wish I knew someone to refer you to. Let us - the Internet - know what type of job you're seeking in case we know of anyone.

Resources:
careerlink - see what training opps are available
Next Pittsburgh
Imagine Pittsburgh
Indeed
Allegheny County
Idealist (nonprofits)

Of course there are the individual companies, CCAC, Robert Morris, etc. plus any other job sites that people may know of. Best of luck to you.
Thank you. I was at Careerlink yesterday. I went to the downtown location on Tuesday and oh boy it was horrendous. So yesterday I went to the Forest Hills location and it was so much better. I did sign on with them and will do a workshop with them in two weeks. Today I am visiting a second cdl school. Trying to stay motivated. I did go onto the Indeed.com website and just got depressed ; the money people are offering is horrible.
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Old 01-13-2017, 07:03 AM
 
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Saw a story where Amazon plans on hiring 100,000.

Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months | TribLIVE

Never heard of such an expansion!
They've been growing for years. From the article:

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The numbers are generally in line with Amazon's past hiring plans. Amazon, which had a total of 306,800 full-time and part-time employees globally at the end of September, hired a total of 123,700 globally during the 15 months ended in September, according to quarterly filings.

Amazon said Thursday its U.S. workforce has grown from 30,000 in 2011 to more than 180,000 at the end of 2016. By comparison, Wal-Mart — the world's largest retailer — employs about 2.4 million people worldwide, including 1.5 million workers in the United States.
It's great but this is a product of the time we live in with people buying more online and less in actual stores as shown by the Macy's and Sears closings. I'm guessing these jobs will mostly be in distribution centers?
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Old 01-13-2017, 07:10 AM
 
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Thank you. I was at Careerlink yesterday. I went to the downtown location on Tuesday and oh boy it was horrendous. So yesterday I went to the Forest Hills location and it was so much better. I did sign on with them and will do a workshop with them in two weeks. Today I am visiting a second cdl school. Trying to stay motivated. I did go onto the Indeed.com website and just got depressed ; the money people are offering is horrible.
What schools have you looked into? I have a few aquantices who drive busses for them http://www.cvsd.net/Content/358 I think they pay $18 an hour. They say they have free training
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Old 01-13-2017, 07:14 AM
 
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It's Pittsburgh. Someone's cousin with an English Lit degree probably needed a job, so you got the boot.
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Old 01-13-2017, 07:15 AM
 
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They've been growing for years. From the article:



It's great but this is a product of the time we live in with people buying more online and less in actual stores as shown by the Macy's and Sears closings. I'm guessing these jobs will mostly be in distribution centers?
Yes. From the link: "The new hires will largely support new Amazon fulfillment centers in states such as Texas and California, expanded delivery capabilities and its money-minting Amazon Web Services cloud computing business.

The numbers are generally in line with Amazon's past hiring plans. Amazon, which had a total of 306,800 full-time and part-time employees globally at the end of September, hired a total of 123,700 globally during the 15 months ended in September, according to quarterly filings.
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Old 01-13-2017, 01:01 PM
 
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good luck Dorothy!
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Old 01-13-2017, 02:41 PM
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Sorry to hear this. Hope you find a better job.
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Old 01-15-2017, 09:56 AM
 
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My layoff had a silverlining. Got sidetracked in my career, but after the layoff, I got another job in my intended field so I'm back on track! And making more as well.
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