Absenteeism is a chronic problem. The annual economic cost of working-age ill health was reported at over £100 billion. Excessive absenteeism leads to reduced productivity, high cost replacement workers, excess staffing, escalating financial costs and poor customer service. Read More
Beyond a Temporary Fix: Make Your Winter Seasonal Job Last
With hundreds of thousands of seasonal retail job openings up for grabs, chances are looking good for job seekers in the market for temporary work. Some people looking for winter seasonal jobs simply want some extra income and the opportunity Read More
Retail Customer Service Jobs: Create a Winning Job Description
With holiday shopping season already here, many retail companies are hustling to fill seasonal, as well as permanent, job openings. While finding candidates to fill these jobs may be a struggle, it is still always worth putting in the Read More
Top Companies Hiring for Winter Seasonal Jobs in 2016
There is no doubt about it: 2016 is shaping up to be a great year for winter seasonal jobs. Chicago-based outplacement and career transitioning firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas recently reported that retailers are looking to hire approximately 700,000 Read More
Secrets to Setting Achievable Business Goals for Your Company
In order to see success in business, your company must set achievable short term and long term goals. Profitable companies that see high growth are accustomed to setting business goals that create ongoing progress for them, as well as their Read More
Before the Holiday Shopping Begins: Best Fall Seasonal Jobs
While companies begin hiring for winter seasonal jobs, many forget that there are also numerous fall seasonal jobs that are very interesting, don’t have anything to do with holiday shopping, and have a lot to offer to job Read More
Attention Employers: Find Candidates for Seasonal Job Openings
With holiday shopping demands growing and the unemployment rate still a low 4.9%, many companies are scrambling to fill thousands, or tens of thousands, of seasonal job openings. Last week we announced some of the companies in the United States Read More
Hot for the Holidays: Popular Winter Seasonal Jobs for 2016
This past month, some of the biggest retail chains and transportation companies in America announced their hiring plans for the holiday season. Some of the companies hiring the most employees (meaning tens of thousands across the country) for winter Read More
How to Improve Your Retail Store’s Customer Service
With more and more consumers turning to online shopping this holiday season, it is especially important that retail stores give a strong customer experience to in store shoppers. While discounts and promotions can give your store a leg up Read More
Holiday Hiring is Already Underway for Seasonal Retail Jobs
The weather may still be hot and humid, but retailers are already shifting their holiday hiring plans for seasonal jobs into high gear. With the trend growing towards earlier and earlier holiday shopping for consumers, and Christmas sales expected to Read More