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📣 Early Careers Jobs of the Week - Entry Level Roles in Head Office 📣 Brands Recruiting: Adanola Phoebe Philo Urban Outfitters Europe Boohoo Group PLC Boden Ann Summers Tip for people looking for entry level roles - Don’t be put off by the number of applicants. If the role is still advertised then they are still looking for candidates 🙌 Share this post to anyone looking for entry roles in the industry! #earlycareers #entrylevelroles

Would you ever buy shoes that are the wrong size? Even if you really like the shoe? Of course not. The same goes for applying for a job. As attractive as the job may sound, there isn’t a point in applying if you don’t fit the requirements. Of course, soft skills such as drive, ambition, and grit go a long way. But if the required hard skills or experience are lacking, it won't work. We can’t send candidates to our clients that don’t match their role. If we give feedback that a role isn’t applicable, we’re simply explaining that it’s not the right fit. It doesn’t mean it’s a no forever from us. Our “shoe store” is constantly getting restocked, and the perfect fit may be just around the corner for you! #Recruitment #JobSearch #CareerAdvice #TalentAcquisition

A good retail associate is more than just a money-taker; they’re a brand ambassador with the ability to improve the bottom line by encouraging sales and brand affinity. We’ve compiled our top tips for hiring in retail, including 5 essential qualities to look for and 20 interview questions to help you find your next standout hire. Check out our blog for all the details! 👉https://lnkd.in/eWxHsnX3 #RetailHiring #TalentAcquisition #HiringTips #RetailSuccess #InterviewQuestions

I’ve realised this week that I talk about the now a lot, but I actually need to talk about the past too. I’ve got so much experience in retail. 20 years experience in fact, sitting both sides of the fence, in-house and agency side. 👉🏻 I studied Fashion Promotion and got an internship with Vivienne Westwood. Two roles were up for grabs. Hundreds of students interviewed for them, so you can imagine how chuffed I was to get the role! 👉🏻 My first paid retail job was in the buying department for East, a big accessories high street brand that sadly went bust 10 years ago. 👉🏻 My second job was in the buying department for M&Co and I supported the Head Buyer to create the ladieswear collection. 👉🏻 I was then part of Primark’s big plan to become trendier with the younger market and out of hundreds of candidates was one of 10 other ‘young-uns’ hired. We had to dress a mannequin and I told the CEO about a website idea I had. She told me I should launch it. I didn’t, but boy do I wish I had! 👉🏻 The agency world looked glamorous, so I then ditched Primark to work in a PR Agency where I worked with Poundland, Shoe Zone, Dylon etc. 👉🏻 Fast forward to today where my team and I are writing product descriptions, web copy, blog articles and implementing SEO strategies for the likes of Musto, Donna Ida, One4all etc It’s all of my 20 years of hard work and grafting that has got me to where I am today. And it’s only now that I’m realising the value in all of this knowledge, insights and hands-on experiences that has enabled me to grow Monday Clicks and support businesses with their online strategies. So, there it is. My Friday lightbulb ah ha moment. Do you talk about the past enough? 🤷♀️ P.S picture is of me 10 years ago just about to do a press briefing day to show journalists a new Poundland collection. Not sure if this is even a thing anymore. But you needed a lot of strength to lug a lot of stuff around London town 😂 #retail #retailbusiness #marketingforretail

11 years ago, my first job right out of college was being a sales associate at Nordstrom. It was 2013 and only a lucky few of my friends landed the type of dream jobs we all were hoping for right out of college. The high paying salary jobs that college makes you believe you will get hired for. The summer before I graduated I found myself frustrated that the only internships available were unpaid. How was I suppose to make any money? I came across the Nordstrom Internship, and out of 100s of applicants I was hired. The internship was an accelerator to being a department manager; they provided incredible leadership training. I fell in love with the culture, how they invested in growing their employees and promoting within and instilling the Nordstrom Way into my blood stream. Customers are the heart of Nordstrom and I fell in love with the customers, their stories, and how I could create moments of magic by helping them shop. I learned the Nordstrom way: 🧹If you have time to lean than you have time to clean ✨Leave it better than you found it 💖Always under promise and over deliver 💁🏼♀️Use my best judgement 📈Stack them high, watch them fly 💲You don’t sell anything from the backstock 👋Greet a customer within 60 seconds of them walking on your floor 🔄A return is an opportunity 🛍️Always walk a customer’s shopping bag around the cash wrap to hand it to the them. ✅ The customer is always right As a manager you operated your department like it was your name on the building. I would check our sales number every hour on the hour, so we could “make the day”, if we were down total $ sales we would work as a team to get it back up. Your floor was yours, from merchandising down to cleaning the dust bunnies and making sure your department passed the white glove test. I had a team that I helped to grow and train, I would would always work along side them, because that is what my mentors did with their floors. We were taught to never ask one of your employees to do something that you wouldn’t do, you were in the trenches with them. Everyone who works at Nordstrom starts as a sales associate, because working with customers so closely gives you the ability to really lead. Even back then I so badly wanted a job in marketing. Companies just didn’t see the value in social media yet. But I wouldn’t trade those first 3 years of my career with Nordstrom for anything. It wasn’t the sparkly and shiney job that some of fellow peers came out of college having, but I have carried the work ethic I learned there with me every step. The experience created an intregal foundation for me that has allowed me to become the leader that I am. #Nordstrom has positively impacted me forever. Once a Nordy Girl always a #NordyGirl 😉

I honestly can’t think of many industries like retail. One of the happiest/most fun jobs I ever had was a casual uni summer gig in the Cellarmasters call centre and later at Dan Murphy’s. I could wear what I wanted, and because of the sheer volume of calls during that hectic period, none of us summer casuals had to deal with complaints — just happy people calling about their Christmas booze! I’ve taken a roundabout path, but I’ve found myself back in retail, albeit now on the tech/vendor side. When I speak with retailers and see their career journeys, I always love discovering those who started on the floor in casual roles and worked their way up to lead strategy, buying, or marketing at the same company 10 years later. This is true of some summer casuals I worked with as well. Retail is special. A casual uni job might seem like 'just a summer gig', but for many, it becomes the first step in a lasting career. It's pretty cool seeing someone rise from the retail floor to head office decision-making. I do not doubt that these employees understand the business better than others. I’m glad to be in retail(-tech), although this time around, I have Nick Hinsley and Kate Marshall to keep my office fashion in check. Interested to hear about other industries that still offer these career paths today/or people's retail career journeys!

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A day in the life of Retail. When I was in corporate and had a job interview, I always got the same question about my resume: “You managed Eddiebauer stores? What was that like?” People are fascinated if you have management experience at a storied and cherished brand. Working at Brooks Brothers as an Assistant Store Manager is no different. Actually, running a store is a lot like running a business. Because it IS a business that someone has entrusted to you to run. Retail is a great training/proving ground for building a knowledge and experience base in sales, project management, relationship building, hiring, human resources, merchandising, inventory control…the list is endless. What I love best about running a store, is the opportunity to leave my footprint on a business with my creativity and sales performance. Last week I was the top seller in our location and I’m one of a group of formidable sales people. Check back here for fun retail stories and sales hacks! #retailtherapy #retailsales #salesexperience

Do you want a successful job hunt? One of the first steps is knowing what sorts of jobs you're qualified to do. In other words, if you've only ever been a hair stylist, don't apply to Project Manager jobs unless you can demonstrate you've fulfilled a similar function in other capacities. If you work in entry level retail, don't apply for jobs managing people. For the most part, you should pay attention to job descriptions and if you don't meet the qualifications, don't waste your time applying. Go for jobs that make sense for you, and work your way into the sorts of positions you want.

jonathan wants attention, and who am i to deny him? it’s important to understand that restricted comments are a proactive way of fostering a respectful community, especially when discussing complex issues social media can amplify voices, both positive and negative, but it’s not an “echo chamber” to protect a space from harmful, bad-faith engagement healthy communities set boundaries, and not everyone deserves or has earned a platform in every discussion there’s no rule stating that others must open their spaces to disrespectful comments or tolerate opinions intended to provoke–which is clearly the goal here regarding gaslighting, this take aligns with a classic tactic: framing respectful boundaries as if they’re a form of manipulation, or a weakness this type of comment can easily slide into dismissive or condescending territory that puts the poster on the defensive, creating a false narrative that boundaries are a flaw rather than a healthy choice that’s gaslighting finally, the neck tattoo point: lol just p!ss off visible tattoos aren’t a valid gauge of someone’s value or competence in their career and just like setting online boundaries, they’re a personal choice protecting this space from harmful, gaslighting, bad faith takes like this isn’t “living in an echo chamber”—it’s just protecting the people i care about from people who only intend to cause harm and get bent when they cant