The approach of the hottest months of the year always brings new job opportunities for those looking to make extra money in the summer. Mercadona has launched a vast recruitment campaign in Spain with salaries starting at €1,734. This wave of hiring is intended to reinforce the work teams during the period of greatest tourist and holiday influx for permanent staff.
According to , a Spanish digital portal dedicated to employment, economics and human resources, the selection process is already underway in the neighboring country to reinforce physical supermarkets, logistics centers and home delivery services.
The same source indicates that the salary table designed for Spanish territory presents very competitive values for the food retail sector. Employees hired for a full 40-hour weekly schedule earn at least an initial gross salary of €1,734. This monthly amount can reach €2,346 depending on the objectives achieved.
The directive structure also provided for the hiring of human resources for part-time work arrangements to attract students and other profiles. A workload of twenty hours per week guarantees an income that varies between €867 and €1,173. For those looking to work just 15 hours a week spread over two days, the salary is between €650 and €879.
Organization and lack of experience
The organization’s internal policy establishes very clear rules regarding planning the personal life of each temporary employee. The administration ensures that all workers know their work schedule by the twentieth day of the month prior to the provision of service. This organizational measure has the fundamental purpose of facilitating the reconciliation between professional obligations and family routines for each individual hired.
The aforementioned source explains that access to these job positions does not require any type of prior knowledge about the functioning of a commercial area. The company assumes full responsibility for the training of all new hires before they officially take up employment in the Spanish stores. This initial period of theoretical and practical learning is duly remunerated from the first minute the candidate begins their training.
The profile sought by evaluators
The retail company’s recruitment process values personal attitude to the clear detriment of the candidate’s academic background or CV. Evaluators look for people who demonstrate a strong identification with human values such as humility, capacity for effort and mutual trust. Flexibility to learn new tasks and constant positive energy are the requirements most sought after by the human resources team in Spain.
The daily routine in supermarket aisles requires new elements to adapt to different sectors. Store staff perform various functions depending on the specific and daily needs of the commercial establishment where they are placed during the summer. An operator can start their shift unloading goods, go through replenishment and end the day on the checkout line.
The steps for the digital application
Citizens interested in joining this large job exchange in the neighboring country must start their process completely remotely. The first step requires access to the brand’s official website and actively searching for the section dedicated to job offers. The computer system allows job opportunities to be filtered by province, municipality and also by the type of workload desired by the user.
Noticias Trabajo further explains that the next step requires the careful creation of a user profile with rigorous updating of all personal data. The candidate must indicate their time availability and previous experience before submitting the final information to the database. The selection team will analyze the information entered on the platform and will contact the most suitable profiles for the in-person evaluation phases.
And in Portugal?
There is still no official information for the Portuguese market, although in previous years the company that owns Mercadona has, as in Spain, recruited for temporary jobs in the summer, in order to eliminate holiday absences and be able to support the greater influx derived from summer tourism.
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