Playfelt's advice is good. I had an opening in June last year but I had a vacation coming up at the end of June so I advertised for a start date of the first week of July so my vacation week wouldn't cause anybody any problems. I take 3-4 weeks off every year so that's really no different than what you are doing MammaMia. I choose my weeks and advise the clients before the year starts so they can book off the same weeks with their employers. All my clients are perfectly happy with this system.