Home Depot to Hire 80K for Spring Season

The roles are permanent part-time and seasonal, which the retailer said may suit college students, veterans and retirees.

Positions available run the gamut: cashiers, customer service and sales representatives, lot associates, freight/receiving personnel, merchandising displays staff and store support.

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Spring hiring is an annual tradition for the company, which also sought to employ 300 workers at the same time a year ago.

Amid volatile financial markets and the presidential election, various investment brokerages have made amendments to their price targets and ratings on shares of Home Depot, Inc.

The Home Depot, Inc. value Change from Open was at 0.00% with a Gap of 1.24%.

The company is hiring for the spring selling season. Eqis Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,705 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock worth $729,000 after buying an additional 612 shares during the period.

In late February, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) closed the books on a record fiscal year in which sales and earnings both trounced management’s initial forecasts. Home Depot handled 2.8% more transactions in the quarter as customers shelled out 2.9% more on each trip.

The largest home-improvement retailer is benefiting from a yearslong rebound in housing prices that has made homeowners more willing to spend because they see the improvements as a sound investment. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.