Carrefour has announced that it will hire more than 8,500 workers in Spain this year for the summer campaign. This figure, which is 4.2% higher than in 2022, will mainly be used to strengthen the direct customer service area. The positions available will include work on checkouts and counters, as well as at assisted points of sale in fresh produce, restocking, e-commerce and technology, etc.

The regions that will see the biggest increase in their workforce are the ones that experience the highest growth in their floating population during the summer season: Andalusia, Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Madrid and Murcia.

Candidate profiles
Students and young people looking for their first job are the usual applicants for these temporary jobs. Staff from a range of other backgrounds are also needed, and must be people with a clear sales and customer service orientation. Carrefour ensures that its recruitment process takes into account values such as diversity, talent retention and the promotion of employees' professional and personal development.

Last month, the retailer celebrated its 50th anniversary in Spain, reaching this milestone with over 50,000 employees on the payroll, and making it one of Spain’s largest employers. This year the company also received the Top Employer award.

Alcampo and Dia also increase their staff
Other large retail chains have already announced an increase in their workforces for the summer. Alcampo has stated that it expects to employ over 1,700 people in restocking and sales, as well as at traditional counters and checkouts. By region, around 400 jobs will be created in Madrid, 280 in Andalusia, 150 in Catalonia, Galicia, Valencia and Aragon, some 100 in Castile-Leon and the Basque Country, 70 in Asturias, 60 in Castile-La Mancha, 40 in the Balearic and Canary Islands, 30 in La Rioja and 12 in both Murcia and Navarre.

Dia, for its part, which has taken on more than 1,200 people since January, mostly in Catalonia, Levante and Madrid, plans to recruit some 700 more during the summer months, mainly for checkout and warehouse positions. Some 200 in Andalusia and Extremadura, 250 in the north, over a hundred in Levante and over fifty in Catalonia.

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