A How-To Guide For Seasonal Work

Most people grab an application from Target or Best Buy and hope to be hired manning a cashier or working the sales floor, but it’s not a bad idea to expand your search, the NYT says. Places that get busy around the holidays are movie theaters, catering companies, shipping companies, and the accounting departments of any major company.

If you can work daytime hours, a great tip per the NYT is to call former employers and mention that you can fill in for vacationing employees.