In the 2014 holiday season, Walmart said that more than half of their seasonal employees stayed with the company as permanent employees.
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The companies are looking for enthusiastic applicants and welcome multilingual speakers, with an emphasis on English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese, officials said.
Wal-Mart said Tuesday it will hire about 1,000 seasonal employees at its 82 stores in Mississippi for the holiday season. Salaries will be at a minimum of $9 an hour. Walmart says employees initially hired as seasonal workers often continue on to full-time employment and progress within the company.
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For retailers, the time around the holidays is an exceptionally busy time and many hire seasonal help in order to compensate for the additional business.
