US e-commerce giant Amazon today wooed the potential candidates at IIT-Madras to work for it.

“We have a big business now, and looking to make it bigger. We need intellectual athletes like you to build the business and make it larger. Your career path will take different twists and turns in the company. Whether it is in advertising or cloud computing, Amazon has diverse offerings,” said Seth Dallaire, Vice-President, Global Advertising Sales, Amazon.

“Intellectual athleticism that you guys have with lots of skills and knowledge can help Amazon do amazing things,” he said in a panel discussion on ‘Innovation at Amazon; Expect the Unexpected in Career Growth’, organised by Industrial Public Relations & EML at IIT-Madras.Customer obsession is the focus at the US e-commerce giant Amazon. Everything that Amazon does starts with customers first and this is an important principle at Amazon. The company is not worried about competition. Kindle is an example of customer delight. It enables people to read books digitally. For Amazon, offering customers a better experience is paramount. And, if there an area that will help improve customer experience, Amazon will enter that whether it is in hardware or software or content creation, he said.Amazon has globally 3 lakh employees. Last year alone, the company added 80,000 employees and there is opening for another 90,000 globally, said Srinivas Gudanti, Director, Global Advertising Sales, Amazon.

At Amazon, it is all about ownership and it is there at every level. “You own the business, the process and take it one step ahead. As an owner, it makes the employees think creatively, and think very different things, and not wait for orders or ideas or instructions. It you’re your creative ides flow and cool things happen,” he said.

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