Dillard's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"At Dillard's, I found lots of outmoded systems, lack of proper training, and I assisted in improving it while selling tons of merchandise."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"I like the variety of the customers at Dillard's."

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

"Get it all in writing."

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

"I dislike hidden agendas by management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean it up."

"Cosmetic Consultation 101 at Dillard's."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"The environment. I enjoy just being around cosmetics in general, but I also like what I do."

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

"Always just be yourself."

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

"The room for growth professionally is very limited and small. I need to be with a company that will allow me to do so more openly."

"Dillard's is an OK place to work, with a great discount."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"At Dillard's, there are lots of different areas to keep me occupied."

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

"Be very in the middle on everything; don't stand out too much."

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

"They asked a lot of me and didn't compensate me well enough."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire enough people to do the jobs you need done or pay people enough to do it all."

"Dillard's is a nice place to gain experience, but not a career."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"I like the variety of customer experiences at Dillard's."

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

"Be open-minded, and stay focused on personal goals and not DDS' goals for you."

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

"I don't like the inflexibility of work schedules and empathy to work-life issues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop better people skills."

"Good part time job."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"I like seeing and learning about the new products, working with vendors, and the employee discount."

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

"The scheduling was in conflict with my schooling, and there was not much room for growth at Dillard's."

"Dillard's was a good place to work while I was in school."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"I liked the flexible schedule at Dillard's."

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

"Dillard's is a place for the students but not a career-building place."

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

"There is no consideration of a person's interest."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Place people according to their skill sets."

"Work at Dillard's only if you really need the $$."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"The other employees at Dillard's were good to work with. I started as a sales associate working in the shoe department and was promoted to area sales manager. As an associate, I earned 9.5 percent commission, which was very good around the holidays. The store I worked in is in a college town. During the summer the town gets very quiet and the commission was very bad. When I was promoted to area sales manager the pay was more steady."

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

"Look good when you arrive. If you are looking for a job and ask for an application you will be directed to a computer where you fill out your application. You will be interviewed when you fill out your application. As an area sales manager, I was required to interview anyone who came in to apply. Most were not expecting to be interviewed on the spot. Anyone who was dressed poorly or who didn't fit the part of a salesperson for an upscale department store didn't have a prayer."

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

"I dislike the pressure to open credit applications. As an associate, you are required to open one credit application per 40 hours worked. If you didn't, then you had to attend a Saturday credit application class. As an area sales manager, you were given a quota for your department. The pressure to open credit apps was constant working both positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be honest and forthright. I felt like upper management was not honest."

"Really, there is something better out there than Dillard's!"

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"I like the merchandise and the team."

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

"Is it all about a job or life and family"

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

"I don't like store management and above, unrealistic expectations, no life balance, and ineffective communication (listening skills, asking for input)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on customer service, both external and internal. Become part of the process, not just analytical but physical. Get to know your team and your customers. Develop positive relationships. Listen!!!!"

"Working at Dillard's is okay for short-term work."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"Dillard's is a good place to learn basics of retail, and may be good for university students looking for a part-time job."

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

"Working at Dillard's may be a place to work until you graduate or find your dream job."

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

"I dislike over-allocation of associates to the floor, and management access to associates' sales figures on a performance (sales) related pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Managers should be fair to associate targets in areas they are paid bonuses in associate achievements (specially newly appointed)."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"It is good holiday money."

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

"Work at Dillard's for the holidays and summer."

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

"There is no advancement opportunity at Dillard's."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest less management per department."

"The store is adequate at best overall."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"My operations manager (Pam Mullis) was the most wonderful lady I've ever worked for/with. She encouraged my ideas for bettering my department's function in the store."

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

"Stay confident in yourself and your abilities during the interview process and while employed."

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

"My store manager was very close-minded. She said she wanted a change and closed the door on my ideas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management at Dillard's should work as a team for the better of the store, instead of thinking of one's own personal and professional growth, and it will work out for the whole team. If not, there will be continuous contention in all stores and departments."

"Dillard's was a good temporary place to work."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"The people at Dillard's were very easy to work with. The work hours were reasonable."

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

"I would advise them to be personable."

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

"The sales goals were unrealistic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would ask them to modify their sales expectations."

"I would never again work for Dillard's."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"I liked meeting people and merchandising at Dillard's."

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

"Don't do it."

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

"I didn't like the management, and corporate rules and policies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn how to manage. Train properly."

"A sales job at Dillard's that just wasn't for me."

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

"If you love sales, you'd love working for the company. Be professionally dressed, or at least the high end of business casual. Be polite, and be yourself."

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

"Nothing against Dillard's - I LOVE shopping there, but I'm just not a sales type person. I'm not going to force a sale to make a sale. I'm just not like that... too honest, I guess."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Even though the job was not my cup of tea, the management really was quite good."

"Dillard's is nice for shopping, but don't work there."

What do you like about working at Dillard's?

"I like the great quality merchandise and the close management team (may be due to having to band together to survive)."

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

"Not really, as most managers don't know how to conduct an interview, so there is not any right answers."

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

"I don't like the pay cuts for hourly associates, and the good ole boy system inhibits promotions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of useless store managers at Dillard's."