99 Retail Sales Consultant Reviews
Retail Sales Consultants give their job an average rating of 3.7 out of 5.0. The Retail Sales Consultants happiest with their jobs are employed by Verizon Communications with an average rating of 4.4 while the Retail Sales Consultants least happy with their jobs work for GTE Corp. with an average rating of 2.1.
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"What I love about being a Retail Sales Consultant is helping the customer find the solutions they need to either improve their work life, help stay connected with friends and family or help to build their business. The things I'm not overall ecstatic about with the position is the work life balance. The hours of operation can be difficult to hold a lifestyle with family."
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"Horrific hours with good pay and almost unbeatable benefits for a retail job."
What do you like about working at AT&T?
"AT&T's pay and benefits are tough to beat. It is a great job for any students who aren't afraid to work hard."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Have a sales background, learn the products and know how to close. This is like any other sales job: you need to have a flexible personality and be able to mirror your interviewer just like you need to mirror your customers. AT&T strives for a high customer service rating, so you need to sell yourself in the interview."
What don't you like about working at AT&T?
"Union scheduling. Seniority earns the best shifts, regardless of whether that senior is a top producer."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Boost morale and your sales will be boosted. Connect with your employees and they will want to succeed for you."
What do you like about working at AT&T?
"I liked the people I worked with and how much I got paid."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"The money is great, so if you can put up with the middle school environment, then so be it. In my opinion, the stress that comes from the company itself (not from the customers) isn't worth it."
What don't you like about working at AT&T?
"I didn't like the company or the direction it is taking. AT&T was solely worried about money, rather than about the people who earn it for them."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Stop the favoritism! I went through 4 managers while I was there, and only one of them was worth my time. She got promoted, and rightfully so."
What do you like about working at AT&T?
"I love the possibility of career advancement. Also, we are on the edge of what's coming out. In the near future, everything will be based off of wireless communications and/or data."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"You have to be a hard-working individual who realizes that, as a sales consultant, you are working retail hours. These hours can be incredibly demanding. You need to always want to do better and surpass your quota to make good money. It's an awesome job to have!"
What don't you like about working at AT&T?
"Unless you're willing to move, it's very hard to get a promotion. Apart from that, I love my job!"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"With all of the changes management has made towards helping the customer by any means possible (and with Our Promise to the customer), I wouldn't change much."
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"Great customer experience and ability to meet new people on a day-to-day basis."
What do you like about working at Verizon Wireless?
"I like the great customer experience and ability to meet new people on a day-to-day basis."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be a people person who is energized by working with different customers day-to-day, and be driven by commission-based structure."
What don't you like about working at Verizon Wireless?
"The hours you work in retail for this company take away from family life structure."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I do not have any suggestions for management. The company overall is a great company to work for."
What do you like about working at Verizon Wireless?
"The pay is pretty good for recent college graduates compared to other jobs."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Don't misspell anything on your resume or screw up the interview. The people interviewing you have not been trained how to perform interviews, and it's going to be your one and only shot. Also, it helps to know someone there."
What don't you like about working at Verizon Wireless?
"The type of people who are promoted as managers are rarely intelligent enough to be effective. Instead, they have figured out the right people to suck up to and the right metrics to look at. Free thinking is rarely rewarded, and decision-making is basically nonexistent in such a corporate environment."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Verizon Wireless is trying to force employees out of their retail locations to save money."
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"It was a wonderful 8 years, but there was no room for advancement."
What do you like about working at AT&T?
"I enjoyed helping others, delivering exceptional customer service, and learning about new products."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Know that AT&T is a reputable brand with great benefits, but you'll have to work hard to earn your place."
What don't you like about working at AT&T?
"I did not enjoy favoritism, the lack of room for advancement, racism, and the fact that commission structure was poor after 5 years."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Promote those who earn it and abide by EEOC policies and protocol."
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