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Retail Seasonal Hiring

SEASONAL HIRING RETAIL Star Coffee CAREERS WITH STAR COFFEE ABOUT US WORKING AT STAR COFFEE This year, there are 25 days between the day after Thanksgiving – known as Black Friday – and Christmas Day, compared with 31 days in 2012, and four instead of five weekends. VISIT MAIN SITE SEASONAL HIRING HISTORY Net Retail Hires per month (in thousands) October November December 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Total This graph shows the historical net retail jobs added for October, November and December by year. 2010: 647,600 2011: 660,200 2012:728,300 Seasonal Hires: Predicted sales increase in 3.9% November and December 2013, according to Washington-based NRF. $602.1 U.S. retail sales predicted increase during the holiday season of 2013. billion Retail sales Online sales Hiring Holiday season accounts for anywhere from 20 to 40% of Increase of 15 percent to $82 billion in November 720,000 to 780,000 seasonal employees will be hired, compared with 720,500 last year. retail's annual sales and about 20 and December. % of total industry annual sales. WHO'S HIRING THE MOST Top hires in 2012 Holiday Season Top Job Titles Housekeeper: 210,484 Custodian: 117.299 Server: 99,250 Food Service Worker: 9,696 Front Desk Clerk: 82,922 Çook: 74,708 Front Desk Agent: 73,717 Best Buy Toys R Us Bartender: 72,984 UPS Target Gap Kohl's Sears Macy's Restaurant Manager: 64,814 J.C. Penny Concierge: 60,420 Dick's Sporting Goods According to a survey of 2,400 hiring managers, 36% of retailers are planning to hire extra seasonal help this year, up from 29% last year. In addition, 39% of employers say they plan to keep some of their seasonal workers on staff +30% anently after the holidays, up from 30% last year. Retail Hiring for the Holidays - Trends FACTS Retail workers Transportation workers are Mobile College kids looking for work are Mobile Holiday wages are also up this year, with 62% of employers saying they will pay $10 or more per hour, up from 53% last year. 22% percent plan to pay $16 or more, up from 14% last year. Especially when stores are at their busiest, there is no time for a "traditional" job search via desktop. If you want Holiday season is a busy time for them, as shipments pick up and demand grows. These are the epitome of mobile job seekers, with little access to the web except for what their Most college breaks begin in early-to-mid-December. This is an important stretch returning home for the holidays to make some quick cash, so they are prime targets for retailers looking for seasonal, temporary help. Holiday hiring in the hospitality industry has gotten off to an early start, & will outpace last year's hiring. to reach workers who have experience in retail - and are currently working - you'l have to aim for their mobile Manpower estimates hiring in hospitality will increase 17% year-over-year in Quarter 4 of 2013, smartphones and tablets provide them. devices. Walmart, Kohl's & Target plan to recruit 55,000, 50,000, & 70,000 respectively for this holiday season. EXCITING FACTS ABOUT MOBILE RECRUITMENT W OPTIMIZE XCONNECT ENGAGE INTEGRATE 1/3 of SimplyHired traffic comes from mobile. 20% of UPS hires apply via 40% of hires come from Only 5% of the Fortune 500 allow job seekers to apply on mobile. a mobile device. referrals or job boards. 3 out of 5 job seekers used their phone for their job search in 2012. 79% of small businesses More than 30 percent of members who view jobs posted on Linkedin come feel that mobile websites 72% of job seekers want boost customer to receive career engagement. from mobile devices. 1 BILLION job searches are done per MONTH on a MOBILE device, opportunity information on their smartphones. 20% of global internet usage to job boards is mobile. 36% Fortune 500 companies have a corporate mobile career site. Sources: iMomentous, Forbes, Bloomberg, National Retail Federation, Employment index of US, Wall Street Jounal, eMarketer www.imomentous.com | 888-985-7755 imomentous © 2013 iMomentous All rights reserved 883 490 4 149.6 2012 147.6 383.7 128.9 2011 339.2 149.8 2010 158.6 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 006'z 1998 1997 1996 3,700 1995 1994 4,100 1993 1992 1991 5,200 1990 1989 5,200 1988 1987 008's 1986 1985 6,200 1984 1983 1982 7,400 1981 | 1980 8,600 1979 14,700

Retail Seasonal Hiring

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Are you an organization that sees an uptick in sales and business during November and December? Then here are some numbers to consider when planning a strategy for your seasonal hiring – and why mob...

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