BATAVIA, IL - The buy-side looks to be on the move as hiring sprees continue to pop up in a number of states. Most recently, Aldi has announced a series of hiring events this month, taking place in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
The retailer had a hiring fair yesterday at three different locations in Gainesville, FL, with another scheduled for Sept. 15th. According to local news source WUFT, positions include store associates, shift managers, and a manager trainee, offering $11.50 per hour, $15.50 per hour, and $45,700 per year. As a store manager, the retailer has announced there is a chance to earn up to $86,500-$94,000 per year.
The same positions are being filled over in the Oak Forest area of Illinois for a number of stores, where the Oak Forest Patch reports that retail and management experience are preferred, with an invitation to join Aldi’s 401(k) program and eligibility for health benefits for any working 25+ hours a week. Hiring events in this region are taking place today, Sept. 7th, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., but did not include an additional hiring event for this month as in Florida and Pennsylvania, where there will be events to fill associate and shift manager positions both Sept. 9th and 10th, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. These events are in the Pittsburgh area, which looks to be a growing retail area in the state.
As we reported recently, Pittsburgh just saw a sizeable hiring spree last week when Giant Eagle announced it was looking to fill 400 positions, and earlier last month Harris Teeter announced it was hiring 3,000 employees across the eastern seaboard.
What will we see in this hiring spike as we approach the Halloween and Thanksgiving holiday preparation windows? AndNowUKnow will report on this and any other fluxes on the buy-side, so stay tuned.
