{"id":10607,"date":"2017-11-20T11:36:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/au\/?p=10607"},"modified":"2022-08-13T03:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:00:59","slug":"new-zealand-christmas-jobs-come-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/au\/blog\/2017\/11\/20\/new-zealand-christmas-jobs-come-early\/","title":{"rendered":"In New Zealand, Christmas Jobs Come Early"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Key points:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. It\u2019s a bumper year for Christmas jobs. Openings have doubled from last year, although they\u2019re in line with 2015.<\/li>
  2. Job seekers are active and began searching earlier.<\/li>
  3. Those who wait may miss out. From here, in past years, postings have fallen steadily until Christmas.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    Christmas is still many weeks away, but retailers are already gearing up for the biggest shopping season of the year. Job seekers too\u2014the search is on to find a great job for the Christmas holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    New Zealand retailers have enjoyed a terrific year\u2014consumer spending is 6.5% higher than a year ago. That\u2019s created an ideal hiring environment leading into the Christmas holidays. Indeed data show that job postings this year are twice as high as they were last year and retailers are positioning themselves for a bumper spending season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For many job seekers, part-time and casual work over Christmas is a way to make pocket money between school years. But these jobs, concentrated in retail and hospitality\u2014but in other sectors too\u2014provide crucial work experience and training. Those that perform well may find themselves employed on a more permanent basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    New Zealand businesses start Christmas recruitment early<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Recruitment for Christmas jobs in New Zealand typically begins in August, with job postings normally peaking in October. So far this year, opportunities for Christmas job seekers have about doubled from last year, as job postings have bounced back to their 2015 level. On its face, that\u2019s an impressive swing. But New Zealand is a small country and a small change in the number of Christmas postings can have big impact on our calculations. Even if only a handful of employers step up their hiring plans, we may very well end up with a much bigger number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Those who believe they can wait until December to find a Christmas job should think again. Last year\u2019s job posting pattern was unusual, but, in November 2014 and 2015, the number of job postings fell by 53% and 27% respectively from the month before. Businesses tend to finalise their Christmas rosters early. Those who wait may be too late!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"
    Line graph titled “Christmas jobs rebounded in 2017 following disappointing 2016.” With a vertical axis ranging from 0 to 14,000, Indeed tracked New Zealand job postings per million job postings along a horizontal axis ranging from January to December with lines representing 2015, 2016, and 2017. Christmas job postings have about doubled from 2016 to 2017, as job postings bounced back to their 2015 level. Caption added post-publication.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Employer and job seeker behavior has largely been in sync this holiday season. Job seeker activity picked up around the same time that Christmas jobs began appearing online. So far this year, job searches tracked 55% higher in August, 35% higher in September and 19% higher in October compared with the corresponding month last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"
    Line graph titled “Job seekers are searching earlier for Christmas work.” With a vertical axis ranging from 0 to 14,000, Indeed tracked New Zealand Christmas job searches per million searches along a horizontal axis ranging from January to December with lines representing 2015, 2016, and 2017. Job searches tracked 55% higher in August 2017, 35% higher in September 2017, and 19% higher in October 2017 compared with the corresponding month last year. Caption added post-publication.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Who is hiring?<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Most Christmas openings are in the retail sector. Nevertheless, because of knockoff effects, other sectors benefit from higher retail spending. As they buy toys and clothes, holiday shoppers also create jobs in hospitality. After all, every shopper needs to eat and rehydrate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Clothing features heavily among the businesses with the highest number of job openings. At the same time though, farming also has plenty of seasonal openings. New Zealand has a long Christmas holiday season compared with the United States and Britain, which allows for a greater variety of Christmas opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"
    Table titled “Retail dominates Christmas opportunities.” Indeed ranked businesses by volume of Christmas job postings between August 2017 and October 2017. The Just Group was top. Caption added post-publication.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    The retail environment in New Zealand is strong now, and that points toward brisk demand for seasonal workers over the Christmas break. Job seekers who haven\u2019t applied yet haven\u2019t missed the boat. Postings are still high. Nevertheless, the number of openings will decline every day until Christmas. There\u2019s no time to wait to post that resume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Indeed Hiring Lab data shows that retailers are optimistic heading into the biggest shopping season of the year. 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