The Home Depot has begun filling more than 80,000 seasonal positions to assist customers during the company’s busiest selling season, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced Wednesday in a press release.
Of the more than 80,000 jobs, about 675 new hires will be in the Orlando area, according to news reports.
This year, The Home Depot is hiring ten thousand more spring associates than it did last year to support anticipated sales growth in the spring, the company’s busiest hiring and selling period, the release also stated.
Job opportunities range from part-time to full-time and are available on a market-by-market basis based on individual store needs and geographical variance in climate. Job seekers can begin applying online now at http://www.careers.homedepot.com/.
For those returning military and veterans who are interested in a position, The Home Depot recently launched its Online Military Skills Translator, a new tool designed to help translate and match an applicant’s unique military skills with positions that might offer the best fit. The Home Depot has also partnered with military focused career fairs and will be participating in events throughout 2013. Both the skills translator and 2013 events calendar can be found at www.careers.homedepot.com/military.
