Amazon top boss says he likes hiring 'dissatisfied and restless' people

Adam Selipsky, the CEO of Amazon Web Services.

For Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky, the ideal job candidates are those who are "restless and dissatisfied".

Many would think of these traits as undesirable but Selipsky's search for them has a lot to with innovation .

The Amazon boss told Fortune magazine that unless one is dissatisfied with things, they wouldn't have the urge to innovate.

"We find people who want to be on a mission, who are restless and dissatisfied with what they see around them, who are curious about how the world works and how it can work," Selipsky told Fortune magazine.

After finding people with this restless urge to reinvent, Selipsky says he tries to foster an environment where they can build freely.

"We take constraints out of their way and try to remove as many dependencies as we can from them, so they’re free in a single-minded way to focus on their mission," he added.

Selipsky said given enough time, "good and delightful things" can happen.

He  advised the younger lot of professionals to hone their skills, find their passion and surround themselves with the right people.

"Make sure you’ve got the right reputation," he added in the interview.

Meanwhile, across many departments of Amazon, employees are being sacked. The company reportedly plans to terminate 10,000 workers.

CEO Andy Jassy has said the firing employees has been the toughest decision made during his 18 months in the top role.

"The economy remains in a challenging spot and we've hired rapidly the last several years," he said, explaining the layoffs.