If you found Halloween frightening and bonfire night too hot to handle, you’re going to have to shape up.
Whether we like to mention it or not, Christmas is coming and that means now’s the time to get your foot in the door of a career in retail.
Lots of stores hire seasonal staff to help cope with the festive rush and getting hired for a few weeks or more is a chance to show what you’re made of.
Outshine the fairy lights and tinsel and the chances are you’ll be kept on when the decorations come down.
So what can you do to impress employers besides your elf-like capacity for cheerfulness and hard work?
The number one skill you can bring to the job is to know your stuff.
And when we say ‘stuff’ we mean all those items top of the wish lists heading Santa’s way.
From the hottest toys to the geekiest gadgets and fragrances du jour, it will do your cause no end of good if you turn up on your first day already savvy about the bestsellers.
So here it is: your guide to the gifts set to fly out the door this Christmas.
Toys
Luvabella isn’t just any old doll. She uses artificial intelligence to interact with children. With only limited stocks available sales assistants should get ready for a tug-of-war as parents fight over the last one on the shelf.
Games
Call of Duty WWII is out this month and it is set to be colossal. For sports fans EA Sports FIFA 18 is the one to watch. Such inside knowledge will help any mum or dad desperately looking to buy for their kids.
Electronics
From the iPhone X to the Google Pixel 2, a batch of new phones is always released in November, just in time for Christmas. Swot up before the geeks storm the building.
Perfume
Lovers of luxury will be flocking to buy Tiffany & Co, as much for its signature blue box as for its smell. Dolce & Gabbana’s Velvet Cypress is a whopping £165 but who doesn’t want to smell expensive? Other new luxury fragrances include Gabrielle Chanel and Twilly d’Hermes.
Books
This month comedian-turned-children’s-writer David Williams delivers another irresistible tale, Bad Dad. A brilliant stocking filler. Lee Child’s Jack Reacher rides again the The Midnight Line and Joe Wicks’ The Fat Loss Plan is set to be available from December, just in time for the January diet to begin.
Now give yourself a merry little Christmas with the latest Retail vacancies from s1jobs