Too often, retail is seen as a temporary fix instead of a stepping stone to a lucrative and fruitful career. Retail is a challenging field that gives workers numerous skills that can be used to help them move up to Read More
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Ahead of the Competition: Most Hirable Qualities in Retail
The quality of a retail store’s customer service can make or break a sale, and determine whether or not a customer decides to go with that particular brand. And particularly during the holidays, retail stores look to hire the strongest Read More
Managing Stress in Customer Service
Customer service jobs can be extremely stressful, especially during the holidays, since customers’ anxieties tend to be heightened at this time of year, making them more difficult to deal with. A company’s success is highly dependent on the performance Read More
Beyond a Temporary Fix: Make Your Winter Seasonal Job Last
With hundreds of thousands of seasonal retail job openings up for grabs, chances are looking good for job seekers in the market for temporary work. Some people looking for winter seasonal jobs simply want some extra income and the opportunity Read More
Retail Customer Service Jobs: Create a Winning Job Description
With holiday shopping season already here, many retail companies are hustling to fill seasonal, as well as permanent, job openings. While finding candidates to fill these jobs may be a struggle, it is still always worth putting in the Read More
Top Companies Hiring for Winter Seasonal Jobs in 2016
There is no doubt about it: 2016 is shaping up to be a great year for winter seasonal jobs. Chicago-based outplacement and career transitioning firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas recently reported that retailers are looking to hire approximately 700,000 Read More
Hot for the Holidays: Popular Winter Seasonal Jobs for 2016
This past month, some of the biggest retail chains and transportation companies in America announced their hiring plans for the holiday season. Some of the companies hiring the most employees (meaning tens of thousands across the country) for winter Read More
How to Improve Your Retail Store’s Customer Service
With more and more consumers turning to online shopping this holiday season, it is especially important that retail stores give a strong customer experience to in store shoppers. While discounts and promotions can give your store a leg up Read More
Holiday Hiring is Already Underway for Seasonal Retail Jobs
The weather may still be hot and humid, but retailers are already shifting their holiday hiring plans for seasonal jobs into high gear. With the trend growing towards earlier and earlier holiday shopping for consumers, and Christmas sales expected to Read More