Christmas jobs 2020: earn extra cash working for Tesco, Royal Mail and Amazon
IF you want to make some extra cash ahead of Christmas, there's plenty of companies hiring seasonal workers.
From delivery driving and warehouse work to sitting at the checkout counter there's plenty of opportunities to earn a little extra in the run up to the festive period.
Here's our of the companies that are already hiring as well as the type of work available, how much they pay and how to apply.
Amazon
Amazon has started recruitment for more than 20,000 seasonal workers ahead of this Christmas.
There's roles available now across the country for either full time or part time workers.
Pay starts at a minimum of £10.80 per hour in the London area and £9.70 per hour in other parts of the UK for all full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal roles.
Argos
Argos are looking for seasonal workers and even offer a 10% discount for employees in Argos and Sainsbury’s.
Top 15 CV faux pas
THESE are the top 15 CV faux pas that you want to avoid when applying for a job:
- Telling lies
- Spelling errors
- Including a selfie as a picture
- Having a rude or inappropriate email address
- Making spelling, punctuation or grammar mistakes
- Using clichés such as 'always go the extra mile'
- No contact details
- Getting a company's name wrong
- Suspiciously long gaps between jobs
- Going across more than two pages of A4
- CVs which aren't CVs, such as a website or blog instead of a printed CV
- Layouts which are hard to understand/read
- Having hobbies which don't constitute as hobbies such as 'hanging out with friends'
- Using big fonts or strange layouts to make the CV look longer than it is
- Including part-time jobs which are no longer relevant
Job roles available include customer service advisors, stock assistants and delivery drivers.
Delivery drivers typically earn £9 per hour and an extra £1 an hour while driving.
Debenhams
Debenhams currently has 14 Christmas roles advertised on its website, with contracts varying from 16 hours up to 30.
John Lewis and Waitrose
John Lewis has several roles available for seasonal workers including retail sales assistants, stock assistants, catering assistants, food hall assistants and supermarket assistants.
There's loads of information , including what they expect from each of the roles and more details about the recruitment process.
Jobs started going live at the end of August, but, there's still some positions available, so it is well worth a check. Some deadlines are at the end of this month so you might want to move quickly.
The typical salary varies between £8.87 and £13.23 per hour depending on which role you apply for and where you are based.
Lidl
Lidl doesn't have any seasonal jobs up on its website yet, but there are plenty of part-time roles available.
The discounter pays at least £9.30 per hour outside of London, with wages starting from £10.75 inside London.
Tools to use to help you write your CV
HERE are some tools and apps that can help you put together your CV:
- Resume app: If you struggle formatting your CV, you can choose from 21 templates in the Resume app to help you. And once you've put it together, you can export it as a PDF directly to your email. Resume is free to download and use, but has additonal premimum options that you can pay for.
- Grammarly: It's important to get your spelling and grammar accurate, so run your CV through a tool such as Grammarly to check for any errors. It's free to download straight to your desktop.
- Vizualize.me: If you've got an exisiting LinkedIn account, Vizualize.me takes the data and turns it into a timeline of your employment history and a breakdown of your skills. The free tool has six different themes so it's a good option to make your CV look visually appealing as well.
- VisualCV: As well as making your CV look eye catching, VisualCV also makes sure it can be read by electronic systems that some recruiters use to filter CVs. It's also free to sign up for.
Morrisons
Morrisons has started recruiting for temporary roles in the run up to Christmas.
There's lots of opportunities in the warehouses, manufacturing sites and across the many stores nationwide.
Morrisons doesn't share hourly rates on its jobs site, but describes them as competitive.
M&S
M&S offers temporary roles all year round, but opportunities really ramp up in the run up to Christmas.
It doesn't publish it's rates of pay, but it describes wages as "competitive" and you’ll also get a 20% discount on all in-store and online M&S purchases.
Poundland
Poundland is looking for sales assistants in the run up to Christmas.
Salary isn't specified and
Royal Mail
The Royal Mail has just launched a campaign looking for 33,000 workers over the festive period.
Primarily it is looking for staff to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online shopping parcels.
Positions are available from late October through until early January 2021.
Tesco
Tesco is already recruiting festive workers with a wide range of roles available. In total, the supermarket plans to hire 11,000 temporary colleagues.
These UK-wide roles, in Tesco’s Superstores and Extra stores, include picking for online deliveries and store replenishment, supporting existing store colleagues.
To apply for a festive colleague job in store, you'll need to register and create a profile.
The online application form includes some questions and a test - you'll also need to submit right to work documents.
If you're successful you'll be invited into an interview where you can find out more about the role.