Seasonal WorkCan Bring The Gift Of A Great Career (NAPSA)—With historically low unemploymentand a strong economy, retailers are expecting a huge shop- ping season this year, with the National Retail Federation forecasting holiday retail sales in November and Decem- ber—excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants—to increase between 4.3 and 4.8 percentover 2017. That com- pares with an average annualincrease of 3.9 percent overthepastfive years. If you're looking for a full-time or A goodjob may beyours for the holpart-time job with flexible hours for the idays—and beyond. next few months,that could mean great news for you. ‘Where The Jobs Are For one thing, there are plenty of seasonaljob openingsin shops—about 650,000, according to the National Retail Federation. That's in addition to the estimated 15 million already holdingretail jobs. ‘Anotherseasonalposition you may careto consider: store Santa Claus. Some can earn as much as $20,000 during the holidays. Butit’s a sedentary job. Another moreactive option: There are 100,000 good jobs now available at thousands of UPSlocations around the country. ‘That's because, to support the anticipated increase in package volume it sees in Novemberand throughJanuary, UPSis looking to hire seasonal employ- ees. What's more, overa third of them can expectto be offered permanentjobs oncetheseasonis over. “Every year, we deliver the holidays executives, including Chief Executive Officer David Abney and other members ofthe company’sseniorleadership team, started their UPS careers as parttime employees. Big Benefits Permanent UPS jobs—including part-time jobs—come with great pay andbenefits, including health care and retirement benefits. Many part-time employeesare eligible to receive up to $25,000 in tuition assistance through the company’s Earn and Learn program. For example, there's Kevin White- hill. He wasa college student when he started a seasonal job as a part-time package handleron his 19th birthday— Nov. 19, 1996. He worked part-time for several years and took advantage of UPS's tuition reimbursement program to get his degree. Twenty-twoyearslater, he’s an on-road supervisor managing tractor-trailer drivers.“I never intended UPSto be a career,” he said. “I took a formillions of customers?said Jim Bar- job for Christmas. As I moved along, makethat happen,wealsodeliver thou- pass up” ber, chief operatingofficer. “In orderto sandsofgreat seasonaljobs at our facilities across the country.” Jobs To Careers The full- and part-time seasonal positions—primarily package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers—have long been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS. Many senior UPS the opportunities were just too good to HowTo Apply Interested job seekers can easily apply for holiday season opportunities by visiting www-UPSjobs.com. Appli- cants must apply online. Videos featuring employees describing their work experience at UPS arealso available at the UPSjobswebsite.
