Atlanta, GA, September 18, 2006--Home Depot said it is hiring more than 1,000 new employees across the country as part of its latest effort to improve its stores.
The company said in a hiring advisory it issued Monday that it is seeking in particular applicants with specialty, skilled trades and professional contracting backgrounds for full-time and part-time jobs in numerous departments.
The hiring is part of company's plan to invest another $350 million in its stores during the second half of this year, as it tries to improve customer service amid a slowing economy.
Last month, the company said it would cut 300 jobs at its headquarters as it makes the store reinvestment program a priority.
Home Depot has about 355,000 employees and more than 2,000 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
