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Seasonal Work

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Seasonal Work

Published: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Description: On the Job Hunt: Tough competition for holiday employment

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" On the job hunt here at fox this season to find part time holiday work with the unemployment rate in this country breaking the double digits he opportunities couldn't come at a better time the competition though we'll be tough. James Rosen is getting back to high eighties and Falls Church, Virginia. -- first -- explain what's gone on their terms of the job hunt that all is Hitler messaging me what the -- evidence hands only went to the break."

" Wolf first things first that was The Beatles model box set which I haven't yet run out and bought. Which is an opportunity for someone to buy it for me how much so that and semi. And that's about that's about 250. Well worth it every penny now for those of us who are out there looking for work right now the seasonal holiday hiring season is upon us and but there's a mixed picture Jane in terms of overall how many jobs are going to be created. Two years ago. There were about about 750000. Seasonal jobs. Last year however that dipped down to 520000. Some of the stores that are hiring this season. GameStop -- which has 4300 stores they're looking at hiring 15000 people. About colds which has a thousand stores is looking at hiring 20000 people UPS's going to be hiring 50000 people here at best buy. There are also hiring him -- now is being hailed as one who's won the inventory managers here. How many people you're looking at hiring this season. As far as our store we're gonna be hiring roughly about forty people this store this sort of thing you don't coveted best buy stores or across the country. Over a thousand stores now okay sir were probably for everyone's doing and look at 40000 people. How many of them stay on full time after the holidays are over. I made our particular store we actually have a lot of our team members at state after all they stay on board as part time worker full time work it. Okay -- ensure they have the best shot at doing that at getting that job that keeps them here after December 26. I'm hotel it's it's as simple as the things that any employer and ask for showing up on time being in uniform. I'm having great attitude tinker where customers are you seeing more applicants this year than typically yes we have so they are seeing more applicants here we we had job fears. We had to run longer than we expected then a huge turnouts and yeah we've seen over qualified people at Ph.D. candidates of people it showed up. We have all sorts of like candidates that are showing up to fly and we've seen a lot of the competition here markets. Rather all sorts about the north female thanks for talking with us -- look forward to that Beatles box that in my mailbox from you for cuts -- all right back to get New York exchange --"

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