Christmas job vacancies

[CraigS1974]

I'm currently looking for employment, and had such luck yet.

I was wondering if anyone knows of any small name shops who may require seasonal temporary staff? I was told to look out for such as 99p Stores, but don't know of any other shops.

I don't have any previous shop experience, but we all have to start somewhere

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[19lottie82]

I think a lot of companies register their xmas vacancies with the job centre?

Failing this just print off a pile of CVs and wander through town / local shopping area and hand them in to every shop!

I think you'll still have a good chance of getting xmas temp work, even if you don't have any retail experience. Do you have any customer service experience? If so, just big this up on ur CV. Good luck!

[Jai_M]

Try Royal Mail...
https://rmg.i-grasp.com/fe/angard.as...text=christmas

[Gordon Hose]

Best to speak with the managers of local stores.

[Disenchanted]

Make a list of all the shopping centres within reasonable access to you (ie not somewhere 2 hour drive away :P) and go on the website, and look at the Job Vacancy page. I've done that with all my local shopping centres and had a few interviews that way.

[SHIPSHAPE]

Originally Posted by Jai_M

Try Royal Mail...
https://rmg.i-grasp.com/fe/angard.as...text=christmas

Be aware that RM will just use you on an ad hoc basis and will even send you home on a daily basis if the work is not there each day.

My nephew wasted a whole xmas period with these lot and ended up with just 4 full days pay out of a whole month yet was on standby every day and wasted bus fares when sent home when told not needed.

[Hammyman]

Originally Posted by CraigS1974

I'm currently looking for employment, and had such luck yet.

I was wondering if anyone knows of any small name shops who may require seasonal temporary staff? I was told to look out for such as 99p Stores, but don't know of any other shops.

I don't have any previous shop experience, but we all have to start somewhere

How about getting off your backside, putting shoe to pavement and going and asking in the shops? Around here, no shop jobs are advertised in the job center. Virtually all are advertised by a notice in the shop window and they all get filled. One part time vacancy at the local mini-mart was advertised by a card in the door and was up for just 6hrs before it was filled.

[bluenoseam]

I agree with Hammyman, of the major retailers i've seen advertising for seasonal staff only one of them has also used the JC (Boots) - the others which i've seen only advertise in the windows, same with permanent jobs to be honest, most of them don't use the JC because it's awkward & not exactly efficient to do so, why bother when you can stick a print out in your window and within 2 days have 50+ applications?

[Mupette]

Originally Posted by SHIPSHAPE

Be aware that RM will just use you on an ad hoc basis and will even send you home on a daily basis if the work is not there each day.

My nephew wasted a whole xmas period with these lot and ended up with just 4 full days pay out of a whole month yet was on standby every day and wasted bus fares when sent home when told not needed.

did he get paid for the time being there whilst waiting to see if he had work that day.. i would assume he would been paid whilst on the premises?

[kachar]

Shops already recruiting near me : Boots, independent toy and card shops, phones 4 u, Card Fair, TK Maxx.
Shops that wanted Christmas staff last year : BHS, Marks and Spencer, Perfume Shop, Argos, W.H.Smith, Waterstones.

[custardy]

Originally Posted by Mupette

did he get paid for the time being there whilst waiting to see if he had work that day.. i would assume he would been paid whilst on the premises?

RM treat their casuals horrendously
they have just created a new agency which should allow them to continue that

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/city-ne...5875-23450723/

[SHIPSHAPE]

Originally Posted by Mupette

did he get paid for the time being there whilst waiting to see if he had work that day.. i would assume he would been paid whilst on the premises?

No.

He would wait in the canteen at the start of a shift and, eventually, told if he was needed or not, more often he and others were not needed.

No work-no pay.

[jess1974]

I've just picked up a few evening hours in my local co-op, there was an advert on the wall advertising the vacancy, i was just keeping my eyes open in every shop i went in.......

[Gillyx]

As someone else has said Boots, M&S, TK Maxx, Debenhams will all recruit Christmas Staff, as will the perfume shop and most jewellers, HMV too.

[DKLS]

Try some of the local catering agencies, there should be a shed load of bar work, waitering, and silver service roles available from the end of november.
Silver service can be quite lucrative with decent pay levels and big tips for great service from drunk people.

[DCFC79]

Get out on your high street with your cv and ask the shops, try m&s, tesco, asda, argos.

[Truegho]

But don't they accept online applications only?

Originally Posted by DCFC79

Get out on your high street with your cv and ask the shops, try m&s, tesco, asda, argos.

[DCFC79]

Originally Posted by Truegho

But don't they accept online applications only?

the stores i mentioned yes except argos apparently accept application forms in store, what i meant was if the shop says apply online then apply online but there are employers who dont recruit online eg the works, mountain warehouse, milletts are a few i can name.

[TeaCake]

Originally Posted by Truegho

But don't they accept online applications only?

Not all of them, Argos have a 1 page form to fill out and I always attach a CV as there isn't enough room on it to properly fill out and Tescos have given out a paper form in the past.

[Truegho]

I have personally handed in an Argos app form, but the manager has never got back to me. Very depressing.

Originally Posted by DCFC79

the stores i mentioned yes except argos apparently accept application forms in store, what i meant was if the shop says apply online then apply online but there are employers who dont recruit online eg the works, mountain warehouse, milletts are a few i can name.