It’s an exciting to time of year – it’s hiring season for holiday jobs – a niche that employ tons of people. If you’re looking for work, have you considered this niche?
Right now, it’s hard to even read the news without noticing the seasonal holiday jobs headlines. During the holidays, people love to buy gifts for their friends and families. This means that every aspect of the retail industry is hiring – retail, fulfillment, shipping, customer service, and more. Are you ready?
Here are some of the big headlines that we saw this week:
- GameStop Hiring 17,000 For Holiday Season
- Amazon To Hire 70,000 Workers For The Holidays
- Wal-Mart To Hire 55,000 Holiday Workers
- Target Hiring For The Holidays
- FedEx To Add 20,000 Seasonal Workers
- Macy’s To Hire 83,000 Seasonal Hires
- Seasonal Hires May Lead To Full Time Jobs
Seasonal hiring may not reach the numbers it did a few years back, but it’s still employs lots of people. Just in the above headlines, these companies will be hiring 240,000+ people – and there are many more companies hiring people like you. Could you be one of them?
These holiday jobs are scattered all over the place – certainly there are some near you. Working a seasonal job is a fantastic opportunity to get your foot in the door with some of these companies – FedEx, Macy’s, UPS, Amazon, and more. Do a good job and who knows where your holiday gig will take you.
You can search and apply for seasonal holiday jobs on the JobMonkey Job Board.