Success Switching Retail Careers Post-30 Years Old

Posted on December 13, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Unhappy in your current job? Bored at work? Interested in a different career path? Looking to be entrepreneur? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you are alone. And it is possible to find great success switching retail careers post-30 years old.

In general, job and career switches are more common than you may think. So, consider these observations from Alison Doyle, writing for The Balance:

“Today, the average person changes jobs ten to fifteen times (with an average of 12 job changes) during his or her career. Many workers spend five years or less in every job, so they devote more time and energy transitioning from one job to another. Job searching and networking, as well as, tracking and adjusting to job market trends, have taken on enhanced importance. Upgrading one’s employment status has become an ongoing process, rather than something you do once or twice during your career.”

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Success Switching Retail Careers Post-30 Years Old

Given the above, more people are now switching jobs and/or careers. And that applies to those who switch after age 30. Yes, we can have success switching careers post-30 years old.

As noted by Rachel Gillett and Richard Feloni for Business Insider:

“Questions about whether you’re on the ‘right’ career path can strike fear into even the most confident person’s heart. But as some of the most successful people prove, you don’t have to have it all figured out from the start. Plenty of highly successful people chose to make major career changes, some even many years into their adult lives.”

Gillett and Feloni discuss NINETEEN highly successful people who switched careers after age 30. Here are 5 retail-related superstars:

  • “Jeff Bezos had a lucrative career in computer science on Wall Street and took on top roles at various financial firms before transitioning to the world of E-commerce and launching Amazon at age 31.”
  • “Donald Fisher was 40 and had no experience in retail when he and his wife, Doris, opened the first Gap store in San Francisco. The Gap’s clothes quickly became fashionable, and today the company is one of the world’s largest clothing chains.
  • “Ray Kroc spent his career as a milkshake-device salesman before buying McDonald’s at age 52 in 1954. He grew it into the world’s biggest fast-food franchise.
  • “Harland Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders, was 62 when he franchised Kentucky Fried Chicken. Before then, Sanders held several odd jobs including country lawyer, gas station operator, and railroad worker.”
  • “Tim and Nina Zagat were both lawyers in their late 30s when they published their first collection of restaurant reviews under the Zagat name. The brand eventually became a mark of culinary authority.”

To read about all 19 “late bloomers”, click on the image of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. As of the end of business yesterday, Bezos had a net worth of $97.billion. Not bad. 🙂

Success Switching Retail Careers Post-30 Years Old

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Glassdoor’s Best U.S. Retail Employers

Posted on December 12, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Looking for a new job or career? Glassdoor offers a lot of good information. That includes Glassdoor’s 2018 best U.S. retail employers. And Glassdoor separates the listings by company size. In that way, small and medium firms get recognized. What makes Glassdoor unique? As the firm reports:

“Glassdoor is one of the fastest growing jobs and recruiting sites. Glassdoor holds a growing database of millions of company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports, interview reviews and questions, benefits reviews, office photos and more. Unlike other jobs sites, all of this information is entirely shared by those who know a company best — the employees.”

And the Glassdoor employer rankings are a nice complement to other review services. And those include rankings by Universum: 2017 Most Attractive U.S. Employers and 2017 Most Attractive Global Employers.

 

Glassdoor’s 2018 Best Retail U.S. Employers: Large Firms

Recently, Glassdoor produced its 2018 rankings of the best U.S. employers. As noted in the previous section, the ranking is based on employee feedback. The rankings are divided into two categories: large firms and small/medium firms. For large firms, 100 companies are ranked. A number of them are retailers.

Glassdoor's 2018 Best Retail U.S. Employers

Now, take a look at the top large retail-related firms. And click the links for company information:

  1. In-N-Out Burger.
  2. lululemon.
  3. Power Home Remodeling.
  4. H-E-B.
  5. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.
  6. Wegmans Food Markets.
  7. Discount Tire.
  8. REI.
  9. Kwik Trip.
  10. Trader Joe’s.
  11. Chick-fil-A.
  12. J. Crew.
  13. CDW.
  14. QuikTrip.
  15. Starbucks.
  16. Walt Disney Company.

Click the image for an In-N-Out Burger photo montage.


 

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Reduce Holiday Stress: Try to Keep Smiling

Posted on December 11, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Each holiday season seems to be more stressful. We worry about getting the right gifts. And at the right prices. Also, we may get uptight about seeing family members. Hopefully, that is not the case. This post is intended to help you reduce holiday stress: try to keep smiling. Sense of humor required. 🙂

 

Reduce Holiday Stress: Try to Keep Smiling

We want you to be less stressed out. So, here goes.

According to Reuben Yonatan, writing for GetVoIP:

“The holiday party season is upon us. So, what could go wrong? This is that time of year where you get to interact with your colleagues (somewhat) outside of a professional setting. These parties are meant to be a reward and an opportunity to foster company culture. But, they can also turn awkward real quick. Something you don’t want since you still have to work on a team with these people. We’ve outlined 12 of the most classic office party personalities and visualized them in the various situations they commonly create. Check out the infographic below to see these office partiers at their finest!”

“In the infographic, what a festive bunch! If you’ve worked in the office setting long enough, you have undoubtedly come across one of these characters during the company holiday party. While it’s funny to visualize these party archetypes in a graphic, encountering them in real life can be very uncomfortable  – especially if they’re your boss. Even worse, if you’re not aware of your behavior during your firm’s annual party, you could become one of them! And we want you to avoid embarrassing yourself or having your colleagues hate you. So, click here for a list of do’s and don’ts.” [Then, scroll down the page.]

Please enjoy the infographic. To see a larger version, click on the infographic. And have a happy holiday season! Keep on chuckling. Or, at least, smile more often.

 

This infographic is intended to help you reduce holiday stress: try to keep smiling.
 

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