UPS announced that it seeks to hire more than 60, 000 temporary employees as part of their biggest recruitment event of the year. From Thursday to Sunday, the parcel firm will hold its annual “UPS Brown Friday” events at the brand’s branches across the country.
According to UPS, all the recruitment process is made up of 400 public hiring events at the local level , as well as on the virtual platforms of the company, in order to guarantee the coverage of more than 1, 200 locations in the United States.
This contracting strategy It occurs in a context in which the most important shopping season of the year is about to begin, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas season where it is expected that there will be a lot of work for the great number of orders there will be .
UPS is aware that it is essential to boost its workforce by hiring 100, 000 “essential seasonal employees” that “will support the annual increase anticipated in the volume of packages ”that will be distributed throughout the United States in this high season.
With the“ UPS Brown Friday ”, the brand will aim to ensure that contracting becomes a reality and with This will be ready for the hectic end of the year that will bring the next high shopping season throughout the country, which will conclude with the end of the December holidays.
According to the company, the people hired Their role will be to move the packages, take care of the warehouse, and help the drivers. In addition, personal vehicle drivers, delivery drivers and truck drivers will be hired, most of whom will be full or part-time seasonal positions .
Although the positions are temporary, UPS reported that these roles could generate other opportunities. Almost a third of its current workforce started in a seasonal position, so this opens the possibility that those who participate in the recruitment can stay to work in the package distribution brand.
To top it off, UPS is even encouraging its own employees to refer candidates, saying they will be eligible for a $ 200 bonus for each referral they make.
The company also offers eligible seasonal student employees the opportunity to earn up to $ 1, 300 dollars for expenses college students as part of their Earn and Learn program. That’s in addition to hourly pay.
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