Saint Louis Job News & Opportunities St. Louis Front Page is a weekly news publication, with daily updates, spotlighting attractions, events, business and hospitality in St. Louis, Missouri and Southwest Illinois. St. Louis News Community Info St. Louis Job News St. Louis CitySide Business News St. Charles News Southwest, IL News Fairview Heights,IL Art Gallery News Hotel News Restaurant News Style St. Louis Not Just For Kids   Downtown Map America's Center Busch Stadium Gateway Arch Scottrade Center Laclede's Landing Old Courthouse Union Station Washington Avenue   Metropolitan Map Casinos Clayton, MO Grand Center Grant's Farm Forest Park Kimmswick, MO MO Botanical Garden Soulard St. Charles, MO West Port Plaza Transportation Lambert Airport How To Reach Us: St. Louis Front Page P.O. Box 1354 St. Louis, MO 63188 Voice: 314-771-0200 Fax: 314-771-0300 To submit news, contact: editor@slfp.com To advertise, contact: advertising@slfp.com Higher Pay for Holiday Jobs Expected This Year ST. LOUIS (PRNewswire), November 19, 2006 - Need a little extra spending money for the holidays? Twenty-three percent of hiring managers say they are recruiting for holiday positions, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. Nearly one-in-four expect to pay their seasonal hires more than last year, with 37 percent offering $10 or more per hour. The CareerBuilder.com survey, "Holiday Jobs," was completed in September and included 1,150 hiring managers nationwide. Comparing this year to last, 13 percent of hiring managers plan to add the same amount of seasonal employees while 5 percent plan to hire more. Another 5 percent will add employees, but on a smaller scale than 2005. Of those hiring, 86 percent are likely to treat holiday employment as an extended job interview and offer permanent positions to some seasonal employees. Twenty-four percent of hiring managers plan to raise hourly wages for seasonal hires compared to last year, while 70 percent expect no change in pay scales. Six percent say the seasonal pay will be lower than last year. One- in-ten hiring managers expect to shell out $16 or more per hour, while 33 percent expect to pay $8 to $9 per hour and 31 expect to pay $7 or less per hour. The following hot spots for holiday jobs: Retail -- stores are in need of extra sales clerks and stockers to handle peak shopping periods Hospitality -- hotels and resorts are looking for ski instructors, restaurant servers and hotel clerks to help out in the busy travel season Customer Service -- companies augment their customer service staff to handle increased gift orders and returns Delivery -- package delivery companies hire more drivers and support staff to handle heavier holiday shipments Office Support -- businesses need temps to help out with end of the year wrap-ups and fill in for vacationing workers "Workers interested in seasonal positions should act fast," said Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources at CareerBuilder. "The vast majority of hiring managers are already recruiting for seasonal positions and nearly half are filling their open positions in two weeks or less." Haefner offers the following tips for landing seasonal work: 1) Be flexible -- 28 percent of hiring managers surveyed say the biggest turnoff when considering a seasonal job candidate is his/her refusal to work certain hours 2) Be enthusiastic -- a lack of holiday spirit can impair your chances of getting hired, according to 26 percent of those surveyed 3) Be serious -- 19 percent of hiring managers are turned off by individuals who don't treat the position as a real job and don't take the responsibilities seriously 4) Be smart -- a failure to be knowledgeable about the company or product line is a major pet peeve for 8 percent of hiring managers looking to fill seasonal positions. 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