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Assistant Buyer at CarMax
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Assistant Buyer at Buffalo Exchange

What do you like about working at Buffalo Exchange?

"I liked my title and the responsibilities that came alone with it, i.e. shopping assignments, current trend analysis and buying in merchandise."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are a full time or part student looking to pursue a career in the fashion industry, this job is a great learning opportunity for you."

What don't you like about working at Buffalo Exchange?

"I enjoyed the work. It was fun and in my field of interest. I learned quite a bit. It paid $8.50per hour with no room for growth and that wasn't enough for me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It's alright as a starting rate, but you need to compensate a job well done. Otherwise, your employees will feel like they're being taking advantage of and some tend to look elsewhere."

Assistant Buyer at Macy's
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Assistant Buyer at Pepperdine University

What do you like about working at Pepperdine University?

"Challenging; you see your work come to fruition with items brought to store shelves and sales."

What don't you like about working at Pepperdine University?

"At times multiple projects require careful balance with time constraints when working for 3 people."

Assistant Buyer at Lami Products

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great retail concept, organization needs to focus on the development of their employees as a team to drive the business from all angles"

What do you like about working at Lami Products?

"Collaborating across all depts to develop new database to enhance performance and efficiency throughout the supply chain"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Design a system to collect feedback/ideas for improvement from your employees across the entire east coast and put some into action"

Assistant Buyer at Fender Musical Instruments

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"State the facts without embellishment. The hiring manager is very likely an expert in his field."

What don't you like about working at Fender Musical Instruments?

"Prior industry specif experience required (i.e., instrument manufacturing). Where else can you get that"

Assistant Buyer at Walmart
in Bentonville, AR

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Good company, has grown a lot in the past years. Not what it was when Sam was there, but to be expected."

What do you like about working at Walmart?

"Education! It was there for you to take advantage of, but limited to a specific line (i.e, merchandising, marketing, etc). At the time I was there, very little cross training going on."

What don't you like about working at Walmart?

"Again, this was a long time ago (14 yrs). Lot of double standards, very ridgid structure. Not family friendly. Management way overloaded and most hourly's as well. It's changed some, but still has a way to go."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get back to your core customer, you are losing site of them."

Assistant Buyer at Charming Shoppes
in Bensalem, PA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Appropriate"

What do you like about working at Charming Shoppes ?

"There was great development and growth opportunities."

Assistant Buyer at Haddad

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"interesting place to work for"

What do you like about working at Haddad?

"working with wonderful sales people. worked well with designer team and produced children's clothing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"know clothing and apparel"

What don't you like about working at Haddad?

"high pressure designs. keeping up with the boss. she was very hard to deal with. devil wears prada work space."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"be patient with all associates."

Assistant Buyer at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Freeport McMoran Sierrita is a company where you can grow."

What do you like about working at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold?

"I like working at Freeport McMoran Sierrita, because you get to learn more and more everyday."

What don't you like about working at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold?

"The insecurity of job loss."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Making sure that all staff is on the same page."

Assistant Buyer at Bon-Ton
in York, PA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Bon Ton is a great employer to work for"

What do you like about working at Bon-Ton?

"I liked everything about working at the Bon Ton, the company relocated therefore I hadto fin a new position"

Assistant Buyer at Beyond the Beach

What do you like about working at Beyond the Beach?

"I liked the opportunity to learn."

Assistant Buyer at Bon-Ton

What do you like about working at Bon-Ton?

"I enjoyed the work that I did. Writing orders, analyzing sales and inventories, putting together advertising layouts."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be confident when interviewing at Bon Ton."

What don't you like about working at Bon-Ton?

"I feel that they could have shown more appreciation for their employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Appreciate the staff that you have."

Assistant Buyer at Macy's
in San Francisco, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Macy's Inc was the best place to train and learn the business."

What do you like about working at Macy's?

"Federated/Macy's Inc was like boot camp for buying/merchandising. I found that the experience there trained me to succeed in this field."

What don't you like about working at Macy's?

"There were certain personalities that were lacking in appeal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Temper some of the personalities in the organization to create a more welcome professional/business environment."

Assistant Buyer at Carat
in Atlanta, GA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Amazing place to work! Great people- always producing better business to clients!"

What do you like about working at Carat?

"Exellent concepts, outside the box thinking, fantastic surrounding staff, wonderful environment, top notch professionalism."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Professionalism, and top knowledge of the company is key."

What don't you like about working at Carat?

"tasks of several job titles for one person. Wish they would have had room for more hires so that staff had more time to concentrate on alloted tasks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take money from the budget from something else, and use it to put more staff on the payroll for better concentration efforts for each individual staff members tasks."

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