9 companies that are hiring additional staff right now

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This resource article TIME Money It will be useful to those who are looking for additional earnings for the pre-holiday period in the United States. Experts predict that in this Christmas season, Americans will spend more money than in previous ones, so many companies are preparing for it, strengthening the ranks of employees.

The US National Retail Federation forecasts consumer spending on consumer goods to rise 3,6% in November and December to a record $655,8 billion. The number of temporary vacancies this season will reach 640-690 thousand. This is about the same as last year - in 2015, companies hired an additional 675 people during the holidays. The reason for the lack of growth in the number of temporary vacancies, despite forecasts, is the activity of buyers online, on the websites of their favorite brands. That's where they'll spend some of their holiday dollars.

But physical stores still need extra hands to perform different tasks: from shopping to answering customer calls. Below we offer a list of the largest companies that have already opened or will open thousands of seasonal vacancies this year.

Toys R Us

Toys “R” Us did not disclose the exact number of temporary vacancies for the 2016 winter, but will definitely add at least 10 900 employees to their team - sellers, cashiers and warehouse workers.

Companies need additional workers in large cities: New York (more 4 500 vacancies), Los Angeles (more 2 700 vacancies), Philadelphia (more 1 500 vacancies), Chicago (more 1 200 vacancies) and Washington (more 1 000 vacancies ).

Last year, Toys “R” Us hired 40 thousands of seasonal employees — 5 thousands less than 2014. Approximately 15-20% of temporary employees of the company after the holidays will receive permanent employment.

Radial

Radial provides e-commerce services for corporate customers such as DSW, GameStop and Shoe Carnival. During the holidays, she hires 20 thousands of additional staff - mainly for a call center for customer service and product delivery. The number of seasonal vacancies is almost 3 times higher than the permanent staff (about 7 thousand people) of a company that previously worked under the name eBay Enterprise.

Jobs open across the country, from Georgia to Nevada. The pre-holiday working period of the Radial starts in September, when distribution centers begin to accept seasonal goods to their warehouses. Additional vacancies will be open throughout October, and some of the temporary staff after the holidays will occupy permanent positions in the company, says its spokesman.

JCPenney

JCPenney is one of the few large traders hiring more seasonal workers this year than in the past. This 114-year-old company opens 40 Thousands of Temporary Jobs in 2016: 38 thousands in retail and 2 thousands for working with online orders. Last year, JCPenney hired only 30 thousands of people. Many of the temporary employees after the holidays will receive permanent contracts in the company, they write to the media.

FedEx

FedEx is planning hire more xnumx thousands seasonal workers across the country, said company executive vice president Michael Glenn. Additional vacancies will open in the departments of product packaging and maintenance. As in other companies, some of the temporary employees will sign contracts for permanent work after the holidays. Last year, FedEx turnover increased by 15% during the holiday season, Glenn said.

Kohls

During the season of winter holidays, Kohls will hire over 69 thousands more people (as it did last year), the company announced in September. Most temporary employees will work with stocks, help customers in stores and process orders in the online store Kohls.com. Others will work in order distribution centers and credit operations departments.

If you are interested in temporary employment in Kohls, apply now: most vacancies will be closed until mid-November, the company said.

Target

Target is experiencing times of falling sales, so hires 70 thousands additional employees in their stores for the period of winter holidays already 4-th consecutive year. 7,5 thousands more vacancies open in distribution and delivery centers.

During the Black Friday weekend last year, Target employees served more than 446 millions of customers and completed more than a million online orders sent out from stores, the company said.

Macy's

Macy's has been working in 2 networks - Macy's and Bloomingdale's of the same name, whose sales have been falling for 6 for the fourth consecutive quarter. In August, the company announced the closure of 100 locations by 2017-th year (this is about 14% of stores). Not surprisingly, the number of seasonal vacancies also decreased this year: the company employs only 83 thousands of temporary employees for the holidays.

Jobs are still open Macy's и Bloomingdale's as sales and distribution center operators. Also wanted Santa in New York.

UPS

United Parcel Service announced about plans to hire 95 order thousands of seasonal workers in order to cope with peak loads on holidays.

“We are always looking for ways to improve efficiency as a whole, and at the same time, we usually need fewer people in the long term,” said global recruitment strategy director Paul Tanguy.

Recall that in the 2013 year, the company at the last minute could not cope with the surge in online purchases. In the 2014 year, UPS invested heavily, which did not materialize.

Last year, the company worked closely with retailers to control the scope of work. As a result, the company has completed the maximum performance for the season.

The peak season begins on “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving in November, and lasts until early January, when there is a large flow of packages after Christmas.

FedEx Corp, UPS’s main competitor, has not yet announced the estimated number of new seasonal workers.

Most seasonal UPS workers are usually drivers or porters. Tanguay said that over the past few years, on average, 37% of seasonal workers are hired full time.

Many of the company's top managers began part-time at the world's largest express delivery companies, including CEO David Ebney. He worked at UPS while studying at Mississippi State College in 1974.

Amazon

Как reported ForumDaily, Amazon plans to hire 120 thousands of seasonal workers in the 27 states of America this year to cope with additional demand before Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is on 20 thousands of people more than last year, when the company hired 100 thousands of seasonal workers, of whom more than 14 thousands became full-time workers.

The company plans to strengthen the sales center, sorting centers, as well as customer service sites in anticipation of the annual shopping madness. In September, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster calculated that 44% of the US population currently lives near a warehouse or an Amazon delivery station. And the US National Retail Federation said that this year Christmas sales will grow by 3,6%, and online sales by 7-10%.

Amazon already has a job site объявления for 25 states. Most of them are in sales centers throughout the country. Such work is paid approximately $ 10-12 per hour and lasts from several weeks to several months.

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