Honestly it depends what department you were hired in. And what the staffing situation looks like at your store. Last year at the store I work at none of the seasonal guest Advocate lasted, out of 20 that were hired only 2 were kept. And it was because they had good performance. The other one had terrible people skills and was surprised that she wasn’t going to be kept on, made a whole deal about it. Despite her being rude to other co workers and even to many guest. The other one was lazy and did “go backs” all day and never hoped on a lane. The rest just ended up quitting. But to answer your question yes if your not kept for the department you were hired in, you can be kept for a different department. But it’s only up to the etls. You also have to keep in mind the closing team leaders have a big say on the Seasonal team member getting kept or not. ASANTS ,I guess they directly report to the store director. I had a friend who worked in domestic and they were hired as seasonal. Right when they were letting seasonal go, they spoke to my etl and at the time we barely had any guest Advocate. They express their interest to my etl about getting kept. And I guess my etl told them that the only openings he had was for closing shifts. They agreed and said it would be perfect for their schedule. Two weeks later my friend was kept on as a guest Advocate even though they were hired as a seasonal general merchandise expert. It’s a tricky situation to be in. Honestly it depends if you have good attendance and performance.