The Hallowe’en treats have only just been scoffed, the fireworks barely extinguished but already ‘tis the season to be looking for a Christmas job.
It may be too early to be watching Home Alone and starting on the rum truffles but autumn it is the perfect time for employers to start their seasonal recruiting.
s1jobs already has its first festive jobs on display with more being unwrapped all the time as the countdown to Christmas begins.
Online retailers are unsurprisingly some of the biggest recruiters, keen to boost their call and contact centre capacity until well into the new year.
If a job in this sector is top of your Santa wish list this year, then make sure you’re ready to present yourself as the perfect Christmas package for any employer.
Be ready
As soon as you spy those first boxes of mince pies hitting the shelves, it’s time to refresh your CV. Update any recent job experience, contact details and covering letter so you’re ready to hit send as soon as a suitable festive job offering catches your eye.
Be noticed
Not by wearing those bauble earrings or reindeer tie but by making your CV stand out. Although most Christmas jobs are temporary, that doesn’t mean slacking on your application. The chances are recruiters will have enough CVs to fill Santa’s sack many times over, so it pays to be clear and succinct about what you’re after and how you fit the bill. So don’t be shy about selling yourself.
Be flexible
The greater your availability, the more attractive you become to an employer. Being picky about when you work isn’t really an option – neither is asking for time off for Auntie Susan’s Boxing Day buffet.
Be game for anything
If you’ve never considered call and contact centre working before, seasonal working is an ideal way to get a taster. A temporary position offers the perfect opportunity to get a flavour of the job…and at the best possible time. Offices are bedecked with jolly decorations, everyone’s on a pre-Christmas high and there’s loads of chocolates.
Forget the cashmere scarf and latest celebrity perfume, getting a temporary position could be the Christmas gift that keeps giving, by leading to a permanent position with the same employer or giving you vital experience to clinch another job elsewhere.
For all the latest Call and Contact Centre vacancies visit s1jobs.