UPS plans to hire 4,000 seasonal workers in the Chicago area this holiday season, almost 20 percent more than last year, to help with a big increase in deliveries from a rise in online shopping.
UPS, which last year hired 3,400 workers, is working with the city and City Colleges of Chicago to conduct hiring events to fill positions for delivery and tractor-trailer drivers.
Interviews will be Oct. 18 at Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., and Oct. 25 at Olive-Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave., according to a news release from the city. Applicants must preregister by calling (708) 387-4683.
UPS announced last month that it was almost doubling its holiday hiring nationwide, from 55,000 workers last year to 90,000 to 95,000 this year. During the previous holidays, UPS was swamped by a surge of last-minute online orders and wasn’t able to deliver many packages in time for Christmas, despite retailers’ promises.