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Christmas job vacancies
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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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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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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!
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.
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.
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?
Terry Pratchett
((((Ripples))))
Shops that wanted Christmas staff last year : BHS, Marks and Spencer, Perfume Shop, Argos, W.H.Smith, Waterstones.
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/