“I’m taking the holiday season off from getting a new job because no one hires between Thanksgiving and New Years,” says the majority of job seekers.
Don’t believe this myth
When you lose this limiting belief and replace and embrace it with a new belief that there are unlimited opportunities at any given time, especially during the holiday season, you will have an excellent chance of securing employment during the holiday season.
8 Reasons why you CAN land a job during the holiday season:
- You will stand out and get noticed because your competition has bought into the myth.
- More managers or decision-makers are in the office and are not travelling or away from their offices.
- Most hiring managers or decision-makers are in the “holiday spirit” and will more readily meet and speak with you.
- 2012 is right around the corner and many companies are planning their 2012 budgets and personnel needs.
- There are more holiday events and opportunities for networking
- You will receive respect from hiring managers or decision-makers because of your efforts during the holidays.
- Seasonal work, often times, leads to full time employment; and there are many seasonal jobs available.
- The economy is definitely improving and employers are hiring and gearing up to start 2012 with a bang.
“There are hundreds of thousands of jobs created during the holiday season,” says National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay in a release in October.