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<\/p>\nWhen you went to Target to pick up back-to-school necessities, did you happen to notice the Christmas d\u00e9cor aisles already in place next to the Halloween candy? The Holly Daze has begun! <\/p>\n
Retailers do 25% of their annual business during the winter holidays, and they start hiring staff to support the surge in September. <\/em>So if you hope to work during winter break for a retail establishment, apply soon!<\/p>\n Major chains often require you to start with an online application<\/a>, whereas locally-owned shops (like those in Proctor, or on 6th Ave.) may prefer that you walk in to apply.<\/p>\n Retailers need: Characters and Entertainers, In-Store Demonstration Personnel, Store Ambassadors, Trouble Shooters, Gift Wrappers, and Security Personnel in addition to Cashiers and Stockers.<\/p>\n Make your list, and check it twice. Retail not your thing? Check out these non-retail holiday job options:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Ski Resorts<\/strong> need additional instructors and patrollers as well as many support staff jobs in hospitality and lift operations. Search Coolworks.com<\/a> for seasonal opportunities nation-wide.<\/p>\n Local resorts typically offer job fairs in October: Hotels, Casinos, Amusement Parks, Theaters, Restaurants, Catering, and Coffee Shops<\/strong> all tend to add staff for the holidays. Search on \u201cseasonal\u201d or \u201choliday\u201d at indeed.com<\/a>, simplyhired.com<\/a>, washingtonjobnetwork<\/a>.com or jobster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Package delivery services<\/strong> add drivers and handlers. Try FedEx<\/a>, DHL<\/a>, and the other UPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n Service and Call Centers<\/strong> need extra folk, too. Look on-line to see if businesses have local phone centers. REI<\/a> has a center in Sumner.<\/p>\n Businesses<\/strong> often use agencies to fill temporary gaps during the holiday season. Try Kelly<\/a>, North West Staffing<\/a>, Labor Ready<\/a> or Pace<\/a>.<\/p>\n And remember, CES is like Santa’s holiday workshop, full of busy elves working behind the scenes to guide you through your job search prep. Resume-reviewing elves…mock-interviewing elves…job-search-strategy elves. We can help you get through the hiring Holly Daze. Just ask!<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a9 2012 Career and Employment Services, University of Puget Sound Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Retailers do 25% of their annual business during the winter holidays, and they start hiring staff to support the surge in September! <\/em><\/p>\n If you hope to work during winter break for a retail establishment, apply soon! Here are some resources to get you started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":246,"featured_media":2222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-1548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-seasonal-holiday-hiring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1548"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4673,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548\/revisions\/4673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Use multiple resources to identify seasonal retail jobs:<\/em>
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\nWhite Pass
\n<\/a>Crystal Mountain
\n<\/strong><\/a>Summit at Snoqualmie<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPhoto of Serni Claus by ASUPS<\/p>\n