E-commerce giant Alibaba kicks off ‘largest ever’ recruitment drive for new graduates

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Alibaba’s latest recruitment drive opens up new positions in the company and at its major units like Ant Group, Cainiao and Alibaba Health

Hi-tech jobs on offer include those in the fields of computer engineering, data science, blockchain and security engineering

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Jane Zhang

Published: 9:30pm, 20 Jul 2021Updated: 10:43pm, 20 Jul 2021

Alibaba Group Holding has kicked off what it describes as the firm’s “largest ever” recruitment programme for new graduates on Monday, in a sign that the Chinese e-commerce giant is moving forward after paying a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan (US$2.8 billion) in April for antitrust violations.

Hangzhou-based Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post, is making 113 different company positions available, 45 of which are being opened to new graduates for the first time, according to the firm’s statement on Tuesday.

The hi-tech positions offered by Alibaba include the fields of computer engineering, data science, blockchain and security engineering. The non-technology jobs for new graduates include product managers, mapping product designers, visual arts, operations, gaming planners, video editors, client managers, and logistics managers and risk strategists.

The jobs to be filled are not only at Alibaba, but also at its major units such as Ant Group, Cainiao Network, Alibaba Health Information Technology and Alibaba Pictures Group. These positions are mainly based in mainland cities, including Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen and Chengdu.

Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang on how technology is reshaping consumer buying behaviour

Alibaba, which had 251,462 total employees worldwide at the end of March, did not provide the total number of new openings for fresh graduates. In the first quarter this year, the company’s total payroll was reduced by 622 people, according to its latest financial release.

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