With the holiday season approaching, local businesses in Surrey and Hampshire are gearing up for the busiest time of the year. To help ensure smooth operations and meet increased customer demands, many local companies rely on seasonal and temporary workers.

We're excited to announce innovative recruitment packages designed to make seasonal hiring easier and more affordable than ever before bringing together the power of our job board and our market leading local websites and newspapers. .

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We understand the challenges businesses face in finding the right talent quickly and efficiently in the busy pre-Christmas trading period. That's why we've developed a streamlined, cost-effective solution with our festive recruitment package

For just £199+VAT, local businesses get a comprehensive suite of recruitment tools:

  • Print Ad: A prominent 5cm x 2 columns print advertisement for one week in a local newspaper owned by us of their choice reaching a wide local audience.
  • Online Job Listing: A 14-day top-priority listing on our New Job Today job board, ensuring maximum visibility to job seekers.
  • Social Media Promotion: The vacancy is boosted with a highly targeted Facebook campaign optimised to amplify reach amongst local job seekers
  • Targeted Digital Banners: Thousands of potential candidates directed straight to your through listing through strategic digital advertising of our job board
  • Enhanced Search Visibility: Improved placement in local search results on other job boards, making it easier for job seekers to find details of the vacancy when searching.

The Benefits of Seasonal Recruiting

Seasonal workers play a crucial role in supporting businesses during peak periods Here's some of the reasons why businesses are hiring seasonal staff. This year, it is estimated that there will be over 100,000 seasonal vacancies across the UK

  • Quickly Expand the Workforce: Meet increased customer demand without overextending your permanent staff.
  • Bring Valuable Experience: Many seasonal workers have prior holiday season experience, ensuring efficient service.
  • Allow Permanent Staff to Focus: Free up your core team to handle their regular responsibilities and provide excellent customer service.

Festive Recruitment Packages: A targeted solution

"We have devised these festive recruitment packages with our local customers in mind," said Scott Wood, Iliffe's Group Commercial Director. "We know that in many of our markets, local businesses rely on recruiting seasonal and temporary workers over the next few months. The packages harness the power of our market-leading print and digital titles in each of our markets, along with our job board and a boosted social media campaign—all for an affordable all-inclusive cost of £199. We've been running this programme highly successfully for the last 5 years and have been delighted to help many local businesses, and we hope to do similar this year.

Ready to Get Started?

Contact your local Account Manager or reach out to our team at [email protected] today. Let us help you find the perfect seasonal workers to make your festive season in Surrey and Hampshire a success!