Seasonal associates at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s serve customers on the selling floor, work in store operations positions, interact with customers via call centers, and staff the distribution and fulfillment centers that coordinate shipments to stores and directly to customers who buy online or via mobile.
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Macy’s will run it first national holiday hiring day on September 30 to prepare for the holiday blitz.
Of those, around 1,200 will be hired in the “Minneapolis district”, which covers Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and the Dakotas, with stores set to hold job fairs next week.
OH stores are looking to fill about 2,500 positions in stores and an additional 4,400 positions in its distribution and call center in Cincinnati.
Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M ) has announced plans to gear up for the 2016 holiday season.
Additionally, United Parcel Service, Inc.
Wherever seasonal associates join the company all will qualify for a 20 percent merchandise discount on most of their purchases.
Anyone applying should be aware most positions will require them to work evenings, weekends and sometimes overnight. Temporary workers are sometimes offered permanent jobs based on their skills and performance during the holiday season. Most of these positions are part-time but have the potential for opportunities within the company after the holiday rush dies down.
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Macy’s employs about 157,900 people at 880 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.
