Brown Thomas says its customers expect five-star service, so if you think you’re up to it in the sweet-talking stakes, you may be interested in applying for one of its 200 seasonal vacancies across a range of roles that include sales consultants, sales support, cashiers and store ambassadors.

Brown Thomas says that interested candidates need a proven ability to deliver “exceptional” customer service. Experience of working in a customer-facing environment will also help, as will good interpersonal and communications skills.

Candidates also need to be commercially aware, self-motivated and love fashion and beauty, as well as being available to work weekends, Christmas Eve, St Stephen’s Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Suitable applicants will be contacted for a brief telephone interview. The application form is available online at here

Arnotts

Arnotts says it has lots of job opportunities this autumn/winter, with new concession partners opening, such as Toytown, Red5, Crabtree & Evelyn, and Jigsaw. Log onto www.arnotts.ie to see a full listing and apply with you CV with Ref: Christmas to jobs@arnotts.ie.

When Country Living took a quick look at the jobs being advertised on the site, positions available included online customer service assistant, visual merchandiser, personal shopping internship, as well as a part-time sales assistant for Longchamp Paris and a beauty consultant for Dior.

Argos

Argos claims there’s an Argos catalogue in approximately three quarters of all Irish homes, so it’s no surprise the popular retailer is recruiting for Christmas.

Unfortunately, the majority of the 500 seasonal positions Argos had available in its 40 stores nationwide have now been filled, but there are a few positions still available, so you might get lucky.

The majority of the positions being filled for the festive season are part-time customer advisor roles. Argos is looking for people who are customer-focused, passionate and enthusiastic.

Full details and application forms are available on www.ArgosChristmas Present.com. One advantage of working for Argos is the 10% staff discount.

Tesco

Tesco gives its existing staff extra hours at Christmas every year and employees in head office also give a helping hand in stores. However, Tesco also increases the number of customer assistants in its stores, which it does through seasonal recruitment.

Those interested in applying for these jobs should visit the careers section of www.tesco.ie

O2 and Three

Some of the larger stores that Three and O2 manage directly will be hiring additional workers to cover the Christmas period.

Some stores will also ask part-time employees if they would like to work additional hours.

Penneys

Penneys is recruiting over 1,000 temporary employees for the Christmas period, across its 37 stores in the Republic.

Interested applicants can find out further information and apply online on the careers page at www.primark.com