'Tis the season...
Job Hunting: Holidays a great time to look
An article by Elisa Henricks in the 'Province' states:
Many career changers and job seekers put off their searches until the New Year because of thoughts that November and December are a bad time for job hunting.
But the holiday season is in fact a great time for job seekers--if only for the reason that other job seekers take a break and leave the field wide open.
Hiring demands don't slacken over the holiday season and employers are still looking for the right people with the right skills. This becomes a great time to be the person there with a resume in hand.
In the retail and hospitality sector even more people are needed to staff the Christmas rush--so it's prime time to get at least temporary work which may also turn into a full-time opportunity.
In some sectors, employers have end-of-year budgets to spend or projects that need completion before Dec. 31st, or gearing up for projects starting in the New Year and are scrambling to find the right people.
A surprising number of people quit their jobs in early December the mindset being that if they are going to leave anyway, might as well leave to have plenty of time off for Christmas.
Quote: "It really is a myth that November and December are a bad time for job-hunting. In a number of ways, the opposite is true. The pavement may get a little icy, but it's still worth pounding".
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