Holiday Hiring Season Is Upon Us!

02 Nov Holiday Hiring Season Is Upon Us!

Fall has arrived and so has the retail hiring season. Now is a great time to re-examine your onboarding process to ensure that you are hiring the best people to bring more sales during the holiday season.

2018 Holiday Hiring and Sales Predictions

Retail sales are expected to grow between 5 and 5.6 percent from a year ago, according to Deloitte’s annual forecast for the holiday season.  For comparison, sales between November of last year and January 2018 climbed 5 percent, totaling $1.05 trillion, according to data from the U.S. Commerce Department. This year, Deloitte says holiday retail sales could top $1.10 trillion.  While online retail seems to be taking over, there’s a new condition this year that could send more holiday sales to brick-and-mortar retailers. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states could require online retailers to collect and remit sales tax. Many states will likely begin to require those collections by the end of the year. As more states follow suit, large-scale online retailers will have to grapple with state-by-state policies and higher prices this holiday shopping season which may lead to more in store sales.

Onboarding

A great onboarding program leads to a more valuable new employee. It also lessens the chaos and stress that goes along with quickly hiring seasonal employees. Having a streamlined and automated onboarding program makes this process easy.

Background Checks

With the rush for holiday hiring, it is important to have the correct background screening process in place. Using the right technology for your employment background checks can affect how quickly you can get your new hire onboarded. Teaming up with Reliantcy is critical. You can be sure that we will help you meet the time-to-hire requirements with the fastest turnaround times in the industry.  Learn how to transform onboarding during the holiday season with a quick demo of our system.