Amazon Freezes Corporate Hiring in Its Retail Business

Amazon is freezing corporate hiring in its retail business for the rest of the year, according to an internal announcement obtained by The New York Times, making it the latest tech company to pull back amid the economic uncertainty. From a report: The email to recruiters announced that the company was halting hiring for all corporate roles, including technology positions, globally in its Amazon stores business, which covers the company's retail and operations, and accounts for the bulk of Amazon's sales. About 20,000 openings were posted in that division as of Monday evening. The company's cloud computing division, which is much more profitable than its retail business, will not be affected by the freeze. Some roles, such as student hiring and field positions, were exempt from the pause, the email said. The email said recruiters should tell job candidates that Amazon was not in a hiring freeze, though it went on to say all open job requisitions should be closed in the coming days.

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