Future Shop hiring more than 4,000 seasonal associates for the holidays

Largest consumer electronics retailer leverages social media for recruitment

BURNABY, BC, Oct 4 /CNW/ - Future Shop is using a modern form of recruitment to hire more than 4,000 tech savvy seasonal associates by turning to social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. Canada's largest consumer electronics retailer and e-tailer currently employs nearly 10,000 in its 146 stores, meaning its seasonal hiring blitz will add more than 40 per cent more employees to stores across the country.

"To find an educated team of associates to help shoppers find the most exciting gifts this holiday season, Future Shop's recruitment plans go beyond traditional job postings," said Chris Taylor, Vice President, HR, Future Shop. "We recognize that most of our customers and associates are social media savvy, so what better way to recruit them through channels they frequently use."

Future Shop's hiring blitz begins nationally at the start of October, allowing the company enough time to properly train the thousands of seasonal associates that will support our current full and part-time Product Experts and Associates. The new hires will be in stores until January to help customers find exciting gifts in all areas including Cellshop, appliances, gaming and mobile audio.

Future Shop forecasts the hot gift items this year will include smartphones, appliances, 3DTVs, gaming consoles - including motion gaming and tablets as the most popular items this holiday. He also believes installation services like ConnectPro, will follow closely behind.

"With the holidays being Future Shop's biggest and busiest season, we're thrilled that we can create thousands of new jobs for Canadians as we prepare for another successful shopping season in our stores and on our website," said Taylor. "There are currently nearly two million employees in Canada's retail trade and we are proud to be a major player in that space."

Future Shop anticipates more than 25 million Canadians to come through its doors this season, making the hiring blitz an ideal solution for fast and easy holiday shopping.

About Future Shop
With 146 stores across the country and the nation's premier web store (www.futureshop.ca), Burnaby, BC-based Future Shop is Canada's largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics. The company employs more than 10,000 technology enthusiasts, has enabled its website, Futureshop.ca, to deliver unparalleled content about the products it sells. Futureshop.ca also hosts an online community forum and tech blog for technology beginners and tech-savvy experts to exchange ideas, reviews, tips and other consumer electronics information (www.futureshopforums.ca). As a proud corporate citizen, Future Shop has developed solutions to recycle used electronics and is committed to employee volunteerism and supporting non-profit organizations dedicated to transforming local youth into Future Leaders (see www.futureshop.ca/futuregeneration).

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