Seasonal Jobs

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Seasonal jobs involve a specific length of employment, typically for the duration of one buying or selling season. They are particularly common in industries ranging from retail to delivery services, offering a unique opportunity to earn extra revenue during particular time periods. For more information, please review our “Overview” section and for a hand-selected collection of respected internet sites featuring seasonal jobs, click on the“Web Resources” tab below.

 
 

Special Feature: There’s good news and bad news regarding seasonal jobs for the 2009 holiday season.

 

Part Time Seasonal Job Search  

         

 First the bad news: Employers indicate that they will be employing more than 40% fewer seasonal workers in 2009  than they did in 2007, according to a new survey by Snagajob.com. Now, the good news: Over half (51%) of those  same employers plan to keep seasonal employees on the payroll following the holiday season, and many hiring  managers expect to pay seasonal employees an average of $0.40 more per hour than in 2008.  Use our resources to  investigate seasonal job listings in your local area, review information about popular holiday jobs, find seasonal job  tips from career experts, and browse a hand-selected collection of seasonal job news stories.

           Find Part Time Seasonal Jobs by State           

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Top Seasonal Jobs:

 According to career experts, the most popular part  time seasonal jobs this holiday season will include:

   → Customer Service

   → Retail Sales

   → Administrative / Clerical

   → Hospitality

   → Shipping / Delivery

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Seasonal Job Tips:

 Review our collection of seasonal job tips to help  find a part time job for this holiday season:

   → Get Started Now

   → Focus on retail standouts

   → Its all about the delivery

   → Help make life less taxing

   → People like to eat

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The Do's of Seasonal Hiring

  DO: Your homework about target companies

  DO: Display optimism

  DO: Use work as an audition for a permanent job

  DO: Network to get a seasonal job

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The Don'ts of Seasonal Hiring

  DON'T: Waste another minute

  DON'T: Apply in a competitor's outfit

  DON'T: Be inflexible

  DON'T: Limit your search

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Recent News about Part Time Seasonal Jobs:

 West Coast:
  CA (Los Angeles): Not as bad as last year
 East Coast
  MD (Baltimore): Tis the season
  NJ (Newark): Some retailers turn Grinch
  NY (Big Flats): Get started…now
  NY (Rochester): Flexible, flexible…flexible
 Midwest
  IL (Springfield): Proposed Legoland = 800 jobs
  MI (Flint): Apply early and often
  MO (Springfield): More jobs, increased applicants
  OH (Cincinnati): Convergys Corp. to hire 220
 South
  FL (Miami): Christmas in November?
  NC (Greensboro): Mixed outlook on seasonal jobs
  TN (Nashville): Look beyond retail...