Christmas job vacancies 27 September 2011 at 2:50PM edited 11 October 2011 at 6:48PM in Employment, Jobseeking & Training 59 replies 27.7K views

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.asp?KEY=53795096&C=987948365495&PAGESTAMP=dbpeqkjatxczrcinrj&nexts=INIT_JOBLISTSTART&nextss=&mode=1&newQuery=yes&searchrefno=&findjobrefno=Find+this+Job&searchpostcode=&searchpostcodedistance=0&searchtext=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

Jai_M wrote: »

Try Royal Mail...
https://rmg.i-grasp.com/fe/angard.asp?KEY=53795096&C=987948365495&PAGESTAMP=dbpeqkjatxczrcinrj&nexts=INIT_JOBLISTSTART&nextss=&mode=1&newQuery=yes&searchrefno=&findjobrefno=Find+this+Job&searchpostcode=&searchpostcodedistance=0&searchtext=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

CraigS1974 wrote: »

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

SHIPSHAPE wrote: »

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

Mupette wrote: »

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-news/2011/09/28/royal-mail-recruitment-row-as-bosses-set-up-their-own-temp-agency-115875-23450723/