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Dixons Retail & Matalan Create 7,000 Temporary Christmas Jobs

05 Oct 2013

Dixons Retail & Matalan Create 7,000 Temporary Christmas Jobs

Dixons Retail and Matalan have become the latest big retailers to announce temporary positions for the holidays, with around 7,000 Christmas jobs on offer between them.

Dixons Retail is looking to fill around 3,000 temporary jobs for the busy festive period and Matalan has announced plans to hire 4,000 Christmas staff in 2013.

The Dixons Retail jobs will be advertised throughout the country at various of its 500 plus PC World and Currys outlets. Further temporary positions for Christmas will be created at Dixons Retail’s Sheffield ‘Knowhow’ contact centre in Yorkshire and their distribution facility at Newark in Nottinghamshire.

Head of resources at Dixons Retail, Bridget Hutchinson, said: “As we are preparing for another record-breaking Christmas period we are excited to be looking for new colleagues to join us to help deliver a great customer experience.”

Around 1 in 10 of the 3,000 temporary staff taken on by Dixons Retail for Christmas last year went on to take up permanent roles at the company. The retailer hopes to retain as many staff as possible again after Christmas 2013 is over and done with.

Meanwhile, Matalan said it was looking to fill over 4,000 Christmas jobs this year, with 3 month temporary sales assistant positions on offer at many of its 200 plus stores throughout the UK.

Explaining what sort of applicant they were hoping to attract this Christmas, Mike Jeans, retail director for Matalan, said, “We’re looking for individuals who will contribute a little bit of sparkle to our stores during the festive season. We will be seeking to hire those who are happy, helpful, friendly and cheerful.”

In just the last two weeks, we’ve brought news of 15,000 Christmas jobs at Amazon, 2,000 temporary Christmas jobs at John Lewis and a further 150 positions to be created before Christmas by hotel chain Travelodge.

For more ideas about where to look for jobs this Christmas, check out our recent post on the e4s student jobs blog about Where To Find Christmas Jobs In 2013. Or start applying for the latest temporary vacancies now from our Christmas Jobs listings.

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