Belk Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"2 years at Belk"

What do you like about working at Belk?

"The flexible schedule. As long as you could give about 2 weeks in advance you could typically get asked days off."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"The schedule (touche). You may work the afternoon shift one day and the morning shift the next day. Employees call in sick or no show alot."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Drop the hammer on employees that are no call no shows."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"Customer Service"

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"Upper Management"

"Accurate"

What do you like about working at Belk?

"The ability to move up in the company."

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

"It's ALL about being professional, and realize that it's a job not a daycare or a place to hang out."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"They do not value personal (home) time, especially if your salaried."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Realize that although employees are dedicated to your company, they are as dedicated to their families, or (spouse)."

"Valuable retail and testing experience gained working there."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"Learning distribution and how it all works from a mass production point of view and budgets, Distribution finances and budgets."

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

"Bring your ideas and structures from your previous employer because you'll struggle if you don't"

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"Not any leadership training or opportunities for education assistance. Not any real structure from a organizational standpoint. Balancing work and family life. There would be days no production and I had to have managers basically sitting around looking at each other."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More structure and educational and leadership training. Not a very comfortable working environment."

"Strong Company"

What do you like about working at Belk?

"Great Compassion for Employees affected by Hurricane Katrina. The out pouring of support was incredible."

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

"Be ready to change your answers based on which division you interview with."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"When company was re-aliened the new division assigned to the Gulf Coast did not understand the area and did not try to understand."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better Sales planning. Creative advertising do not always use news papers to convey the message to customers."

"It is definitely an interesting experience to work here."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"I liked the day-to-day activities and responsibilities."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"The Employee is the last to be considered. First, think Management, then Labor percentages, then think of all the tasks that they want you to do, then the hours they actually give you to do it. Not realistic for any field."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If your employees are happy, you have a better atmosphere for employees, customers and overall better productivity."

"I enjoyed filling out this review."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"I enjoyed selling."

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

"You must learn the job on your own."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"There are no advancement opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There needs to be improvement on their people skills."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"Helpin people feel good about themselve and just helpin people in general."

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

"Give it your all and don't get discouraged."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"Oppertunities to grow were not that great."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow new employees to grow with the company and those who have been there for several years the chance to leave."

"Belks was a happy place to work but the pay was not equal to abilities of employees."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"Fun enviroment, nice people,good vendor relationships"

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

"Good starting place."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"Low pay"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You get what you pay for. The company should be open to new ideas and a higher level of employees."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"Great job to work for a southern base company out of NY at that time. Well respected in market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"New people could bring new ideas to a rather stale assortment in the stores."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"I like Charlotte. We have some really talented Buyers and are given the freedom to make decisions independently to drive business."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"There is no room for professional growth and there have been some very questionable decisions made by Senior management in regards to the direction of the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My main advice would be to promote from within and reward superior results. My secondary advice would be to place a little more trust in the Buyers to make the right decisions."

"Growing retailer with some identity problems."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"The customers."

What don't you like about working at Belk?

"The senior management inability to understand the needs of the customers and its employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To provide adequate and effective managers that will not only properly manage their areas of expertise, but also offer insight into the company's dealings."

What do you like about working at Belk?

"The people I worked for and with. Had a lot of things to do but always got them done."