Amazon is shifting from on-site interviews to video for some job openings as coronavirus concerns grow (AMZN)

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• Amazon is moving from in-person to video interviews for certain jobs, a spokesperson told Business Insider on Friday.
• The policy change, first reported by GIzmodo, comes as concerns over the coronavirus outbreak grow.
• Amazon recently told all of its 798,000 employees to avoid non-essential travel both within the US and internationally.
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Amazon has changed its hiring process for some positions, switching from on-site interviews to video calls, a spokesperson told Business Insider on Friday.

Gizmodo first reported earlier in the day that an Amazon recruiter had sent an email to a candidate saying: "we are not to bring any candidates onsite in person for interviews due to coronavirus concerns."

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