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"I really enjoy being able to work independently and with a team to build sales and educate surgeons and hospital employees about the products I represent. It is a good feeling to know that I played a small role in helping a patient improve their life.I don't like how highly competitive the industry is, but it helps keep one motivated to be the best one can by keeping up with current and upcoming technologies, knowing your competitors' products, and the needs of your clients."
Posted 11 years ago in Englewood, NJ
Sales Associate at Home Depot
in Concord, CA

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"Great company, wonderful training - in person and online."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"Home Depot is a very well-organized and highly efficient national corporation."

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

"If you want long-term employment with a great company, show up on time and be eager to learn every day. You'll be successful."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"Honestly, I dislike the concrete floors and punching in with a time clock."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to set up an employee suggestion committee. There are many very bright employees with improvements to offer."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Associate at Walmart
in Paola, KS

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"Autonomous yet micromanaged"

What do you like about working at Walmart?

"My immediate boss can trust me to do my work without being told and know that I will exceed her expectations."

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

"So long as you do your job to the best of your ability, you can be successful and even remove yourself from the constant scrutiny of upper-management."

What don't you like about working at Walmart?

"The bosses of my boss constantly stop workers to ask what they are doing, tell them to do the task they are already working on, or set them on a menial task ahead of an important one."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust in your mid-level management and lower workers to accomplish what is necessary for the store to be successful."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Sales Associate at RadioShack
in Knoxville, TN

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"It is a typical retail job, plus keeping up with payroll and maintaining the schedule."

What do you like about working at RadioShack?

"I was allowed to use my own creativity when interacting with customers at RadioShack, and because of this I learned a lot from my customers."

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

"Make yourself presentable, and come to work every day like it's the job of your dreams."

What don't you like about working at RadioShack?

"It's retail. They like to hire management from the outside, and getting a promotion is like pulling teeth. There is not enough stimulation or challenges."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more of an active role in daily business, and hold your employees to the same standards."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Sales Associate at ConsignmentPLUS
in Walnut Creek, CA

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"Working for Consignment Plus has been a positive experience."

What do you like about working at ConsignmentPLUS?

"The environment, the staff, the customers and my boss. I love being a part of a team that strives to be the best."

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

"Be genuine, love design and assisting customers, have a positive can do attitude."

What don't you like about working at ConsignmentPLUS?

"There are no opportunities for advancement or career growth as this is a small family business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To stay consistent on policies, and marketing campaigns. Always inspect what you expect."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Associate at Walmart
in Shawano, WI

What do you like about working at Walmart?

"Flexible hours were available, Holiday pay was offered and vacation pay."

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

"Overnights hours were available , many different depts available to work in"

What don't you like about working at Walmart?

"The company was very hard to move up in for management positions"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management could be a little more involved with the store"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Sales Associate at Banana Republic
in Germantown, TN

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"I love working with customers to style them."

What do you like about working at Banana Republic?

"I like the customers and styling them with clothes, and meeting new people."

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

"You should like retail and working with a variety of people styling."

What don't you like about working at Banana Republic?

"There is no vacation time and no room to advance at Banana Republic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let workers do more, and don't look over their shoulders."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Sales Associate at Moorehead Communications
in Granger, IN

What do you like about working at Moorehead Communications?

"customer service, technology, support, learned about sales, talking with people"

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

"Work at a location where you will be busy almost every day, anything else and you will not make enough money."

What don't you like about working at Moorehead Communications?

"location of store, some fellow employees, irate customers, factors outside of my control dictating some factors in my control"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"create a team atmosphere, train more thoroughly, facilitate work and leads, research the company and products more"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Sales Associate at Michaels Arts & Crafts
in Edmond, OK

What do you like about working at Michaels Arts & Crafts?

"The casual dresscode and the creative atmosphere. The type of products they sell"

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

"Your personality really has to fit with your interviewer. It's not necessarily about job skills."

What don't you like about working at Michaels Arts & Crafts?

"The hours are really strict. Everyone spends upwards of 10 hours a day at the office"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More telecommuting options, different hours options, more benefits and bonuses"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Sales Associate at Best Buy
in Downingtown, PA

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"Have fun while being the best."

What do you like about working at Best Buy?

"The people I work with and the opportunity to develop my team and run the business with the support of my boss."

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

"Be knowledgeable of all electronics and be very open and cheerful and want to be open to developing yourself."

What don't you like about working at Best Buy?

"There is very little growth in my field of study to develop myself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I am very happy with my team and I really do not have any complaints with management."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Associate at Macy's
in McLean, VA

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"It was my first job and I enjoyed the work experience. It helped me grow."

What do you like about working at Macy's?

"The customer service, meeting different people every day was special to me."

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

"Just prove that they will be good in customer service and sales."

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

"I didn't like the long hours I had to work because I was still in high school at that time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more attention to the associates' needs would be awesome."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Associate at Walmart
in Greenwood, IN

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"daily grind to get enouugh money for rent"

What do you like about working at Walmart?

"interactions and service opportunities with customers was a nice change."

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

"personally I suggest not working for this company other than to fill a gap or get additional income for a short term"

What don't you like about working at Walmart?

"management was judgmental and inefficient. My immediate supervisor would cheat on health related issues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"make final choices on things before spending labor time doing things. It was not unusual to do something then in the same shift undo that and do something else in the same location"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Sales Associate at Nordstrom
in Denver, CO

What do you like about working at Nordstrom?

"I like meeting new people and being around fashion. Also, I like it when I can feel like I've really helped someone and they appreciate it."

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

"Be clear about your career goals, and be willing to give up healthcare benefits so you can meet the sales per hour goals needed to be promoted. You often need to stay even if it's slow, just so you can meet the number of hours required to have healthcare."

What don't you like about working at Nordstrom?

"I often feel that the level of expectations about reaching out to customers are not taken seriously by most employees, because the expectations are excessive and would probably turn off many customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would do more to reward people for performance, based on other things besides ratings based on sales per hour goals. It is a very flawed system for evaluating an employee's performance."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Sales Associate at Aldo Group
in Brooklyn, NY

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"Working there has taught me so much!"

What do you like about working at Aldo Group?

"I like the culture and atmosphere. It's very fast paced and competitive, which is great for me!"

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

"Be yourself and it will all work out! If you genuinely want to work there, it will show!"

What don't you like about working at Aldo Group?

"I would like to have more hours. Sometimes, hours are cut and associates work only five hours a week."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust that employees can make leadership decisions. We are trained, therefore should be able to put the things we learn into action."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Associate at Zales
in Charlotte, NC

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"Easy way to earn extra money, and they were flexible with my schedule."

What do you like about working at Zales?

"Zales had the policy that anyone can afford a diamond. Love that they were open to anyone being their customers, not just those who could afford 5-figure jewelry."

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

"You truly have to love customer service for Zales- whether the price is $99 or $10,000, a purchase @ Zales is a splurge for the customer, and he/she needs to be indulged & fussed over."

What don't you like about working at Zales?

"Coming from a department store, I didn't love having only one product to sell."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Maintain the enthusiasm and good attitude toward anyone who walks into the store- it was a great place to work."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Sales Associate at Ralph Lauren
in Concord, NC

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"Nice products, no pressure on sales, great place to work- loved it"

What do you like about working at Ralph Lauren?

"Polo offered great products, and management was approachable and willing to work just associates- don't always see that in retail."

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

"If retail is your thing, definitely jump on board- management will give you as much responsibility ask you ask for, and will help you advance. And I loved that they always worked around our scheduling needs."

What don't you like about working at Ralph Lauren?

"There's not much to not like, but I wish the pay was higher."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't stop being on the sales floor with the associates- it's great to see managers straightening the store and helping customers."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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