Retail

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Industry Spotlight: Retail

The retail industry offers a myriad of options for both full-time and part-time job seekers in addition to long-term job stability. This industry is a flexible one; organizations that adapt to advances in technology and globalization succeed. And those organizations need employees who can think...

Retail, September-October 2017

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From the Army to Herald Square

Macy’s, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation’s premier retailers, with fiscal 2015 sales of $28.105 billion. The company operates about 885 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s,...

Search & Employ®, Retail, November-December 2016

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Get Sold on a Career in Retail: Join a Big, Lucrative World

A career in retail may not sound very interesting. But don’t get caught thinking that retail involves just being a cashier and learning to fold shirts the right way. The retail business has a big list of varied careers. Behind the front-line cashiers and stockers are a large group of professional...

Retail, September-October 2016

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Interview Q&A - Part 6: Retail Interview

This is the sixth in a series of articles in which I will provide questions that are typical of job interviews, along with answers of the kind that veterans should provide. Between each question and its answer, I will make a comment or two.

BACKGROUND

Helen, the veteran hiring specialist for a...

Search & Employ®, Retail, January-February 2016