5 tips for turning a temporary seasonal job into full-time employment

First, the good news: John Challenger, chief executive of consulting firm, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, expects the holiday hiring season to be the strongest in four years, with as many as 650,000 positions created. Now, the bad: he expects only 10-20% of this year's crop of seasonal workers to go on to become full-time employees.

Here's how to improve your odds: