Home Depot Canada Hiring - 6700 jobs by Spring!

[Shwa Girl]

Across Canada, Home Depot has announced that they are hiring for various jobs at their 180 stores.

http://www.homedepot.ca/wcsstore/Hom...asefeb6-en.pdf

www.homedepot.ca/jobs

[Shwa Girl]

Great timing for students looking for part time jobs

[Ciel]

Someone told me that Rona (or was it Lowe's) was also hiring about 1000 people?

Must be reno time!

[Shwa Girl]

Someone told me that Rona (or was it Lowe's) was also hiring about 1000 people?

Must be reno time!

Could be.
Or could be because Target is coming.

[Ciel]

There are a couple of home shows coming up in the Toronto area, for anyone seeking inspiration or wanting to see a scheduled speaker:
The International Home and Garden show at the International Centre Feb. 21-23/2013
http://www.internationalhomeshow.ca/

& The National Home Show March 15-24/2013 at the Direct Energy Centre:
http://www.nationalhomeshow.com/NHS/EventsHome.aspx

It was Lowe's that had the news of hiring 1000 staff (mostly seasonal):
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1109...itish-columbia

[Shwa Girl]

There are a couple of home shows coming up in the Toronto area, for anyone seeking inspiration or wanting to see a scheduled speaker:
The International Home and Garden show at the International Centre Feb. 21-23/2013
http://www.internationalhomeshow.ca/

& The National Home Show March 15-24/2013 at the Direct Energy Centre:
http://www.nationalhomeshow.com/NHS/EventsHome.aspx

It was Lowe's that had the news of hiring 1000 staff (mostly seasonal):
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1109...itish-columbia

Thx.

Even if the Lowe's jobs are seasonal, I am hearing from some former coworkers that they think it's a good company to work for. Some people need some extra cash and this would come in handy.

[anisa]

it must be seasonal hiring. i seriously doubt it is because target is coming.

[marstec]

It's good that HD is hiring, but they need to think about the type of people they are hiring too. They must not pay all that well because the one near me has a huge influx of new immigrants working there. I don't have a problem with that per se, it's just that when I ask where things are, they very often don't have a clue what I am talking about, same would go for students....

HD is different than some other retail stores, people go there looking for some degree of expertise when tackling diy projects. I remember years ago, they actively recruited retired people who were knowledgeable of their departments and who added a lot of value to the corporation.

[gourmetsue]

I'd love a job at Home Depot if they gave a staff discount. I seem to be there at least once a week thanks to our "fixer upper".

[Midnightly]

I'd love a job at Home Depot if they gave a staff discount. I seem to be there at least once a week thanks to our "fixer upper".

no staff discount at home depot, though they do offer full benefits for full time staff! (hubby works at home depot)

[Shwa Girl]

I'd love a job at Home Depot if they gave a staff discount. I seem to be there at least once a week thanks to our "fixer upper".

Employee benefits include:

http://www.homedepot.monstermediawor...ions/benefits/

"The Home Depot offers a total value benefits package to all our permanent associates plus their eligible dependents and spouses. With everything from health and financial benefits to paid time off and tuition reimbursement, we’ve got you covered!

What makes our benefits package unique? Grab a sneak peak at some of the benefits we offer:
Health Benefits
Maternity/Paternity Leave Top-Up and Adoption Financial Assistance
Bonus Plans

Success Sharing
All eligible associates make extra money based on store sales. The more aggressively your store exceeds its sales goals, the bigger your semi-annual Success Sharing bonus! Management Incentive Plan
Eligible management associates earn extra money when our semi-annual incentive plan pays out a bonus based on a set of financial and non-financial metrics.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Time Off Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
Retirement Plans"

[bluecat]

Home Depot would be a great place to work, I'll let my friend know as she is looking for a job.

[Ciel]

Reviving @Shwa Girl 's thread on spring hardware store jobs for the other chain!

Home Depot has announced it is looking to hire 6,000 employees across the country.

Hamilton Home Depot stores will have a job fair on March 9.

She expects most of the hiring will be done by the end of March. The company will be holding job fairs at all three Hamilton outlets on March 9 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Applications can also be made online via homedepot.ca/jobs.
Home Depot employs about 450 people at the three Hamilton outlets and about 28,000 nationally.

http://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-sto...stores-hiring/

[tjthemanto]

Yet, whenever I go there, I can never find anyone to help me. They just pass the buck, when you finally get hold of someone to help you.

Not my department, Not my job, Let me page someone, Ask Customers Service etc - No one shows up after they page and you go to CS they send you back to the dept . Deliberately understaffed to save money. Stuff all over the place, so hard to find it, not well merchandised

Only interested in BIG sales, so if some small stuff you want or need, you are on your own and not important to them.

[Ciel]

Yet, whenever I go there, I can never find anyone to help me. They just pass the buck, when you finally get hold of someone to help you.

Not my department, Not my job, Let me page someone, Ask Customers Service etc - No one shows up after they page and you go to CS they send you back to the dept . Deliberately understaffed to save money. Stuff all over the place, so hard to find it, not well merchandised

Only interested in BIG sales, so if some small stuff you want or need, you are on your own and not important to them.

My local store has some great staff in the bathroom/kitchen parts aisle! The one place I often visit...