UPS to hire 100,000 seasonal employees; Amazon, Target, others to boost workforce

The holiday hiring season is here as companies get ready for the onslaught of shoppers.

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UPS is looking to add 100,000 workers to its workforce for what it expects to be another “record peak holiday season,” Fox Business reported.

It is looking for full- and part-time package handlers, drivers, driver helpers and personal vehicle drivers to help get packages to their destinations on time.

>>Related: Happy holidays: Walmart to bump hourly pay by $1 for 565,000 workers ahead of seasonal surge

As quickly as UPS can deliver a package, it will be even quicker with some hires, promising to have a job offer in the candidate’s hands within 30 minutes of applying, the company said.

Some of the seasonal jobs could become permanent positions, as UPS said that about a third of seasonal hires over the past three years became permanent jobs after the holiday rush was over.

FedEx, meanwhile, said it had 90,000 open positions, Insider reported.

Target is also looking to hire 100,000 seasonal employees at stores across the company, Fox Business reported.

>>Related: Aldi hiring 20,000 nationwide ahead of holiday season

Amazon is hiring even more — 125,000 people — to staff warehouse and transportation needs, according to Insider.

Walmart is adding 20,000 permanent supply chain workers.

>>Related: Walmart hiring 20K supply chain workers ahead of holiday season

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