Category Archives: Careers in Retailing

This category includes both articles and videos related to planning for a career in retailing or advancing in a retailing career.

Improving Company Relationships with Employees

Retailers face a huge amount of employee turnover — due to long hours and unappealing time schedules, some antagonistic customers, boredom, etc. This is one of the biggest problems in the industry. So what can be done to better motivate employees, … Continue reading

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Australia’s Telstra: Focusing on Employee Empowerment

Telstra, an Australian-based global firm, is a technology-driven telecommunications company with a number of retail stores. It recognizes the importance of store managers and empowers them accordingly. The focus is on customer service.    

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DON’T Commit a Major Resume Blunder

Evans on Marketing You wouldn’t do this would you?According to Forbes, “Harris Interactive conducted a survey on behalf ofCareerBuilderamong 2,298 hiring managers to unearth 12 of the most eccentric things employers have ever seen on résumés this year. For instance, … Continue reading

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