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Genuinely curious. I can understand why not to put someone's full address on a resume (safety/privacy reasons?). What I don't understand is why some people don't even include city and state (e.g. Middletown, New Jersey) on their resume? If you're applying for a merchandising position that requires some days on site, the recruiter will be looking for where you live. By not including that, they will need to reach out and ask you, or skip the extra step and pass onto other resumes that provided the information upfront. What are some reasons you think people don't include city and state when applying for on site merchandising positions? #recruiting #recruiter #merchandising #productdevelopment #sales #design #resumereview #artisan34 #newjersey #middletown #hiring #hiringnj

I wish sometimes people could see a little bit further when they read a CV with store manager experience. It’s NOT ONLY “store manager”, it’s way more then that. It should not be this difficult to find a job outside retail after spending all of this years multitasking and learning from basically every department, plus doing tasks that are not even in the description of a Store Manager position. I really feel a lot of job positions could benefit from the experience of a Store Manager. I’m still ready to take on new challenges outside the usual retail scene. #storemanager #opentowork #inbetweenjobs #newchallenge

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A day in the life of Retail. When I was in corporate and had a job interview, I always got the same question about my resume: “You managed Eddiebauer stores? What was that like?” People are fascinated if you have management experience at a storied and cherished brand. Working at Brooks Brothers as an Assistant Store Manager is no different. Actually, running a store is a lot like running a business. Because it IS a business that someone has entrusted to you to run. Retail is a great training/proving ground for building a knowledge and experience base in sales, project management, relationship building, hiring, human resources, merchandising, inventory control…the list is endless. What I love best about running a store, is the opportunity to leave my footprint on a business with my creativity and sales performance. Last week I was the top seller in our location and I’m one of a group of formidable sales people. Check back here for fun retail stories and sales hacks! #retailtherapy #retailsales #salesexperience

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Hiring managers should follow the lead of Supermarkets and here’s why…. Now, before I get into this post, I want to make it clear. I’m not looking for a new role. I’m merely an interested bystander with a viewpoint. Let’s create a fictional supermarket. We’ll call it ‘LiDi’ (Can you see what I did there?) LiDi decide their USP is going to be not putting the price of their products on the shelves. Instead, consumers will have to watch as each as item is scanned at the checkout. Head office love it!! ‘That’s edgy, that’s cool’…. Insert your own take on how head office staff respond to something they like. Let’s fast forward to the reality… Customer 1 comes in, goes about their shop. They get to the till. The 1st item is scanned. ‘Woah, woah, how much was that Tin of beans!! I can’t afford that. Take that off. I’ll go put them back’ Cashier sits there bored as the customer runs to put the offending tin of beans back on the shelf. When the customer gets back to the cashier, item 2 is scanned. ‘Oh that’s very reasonable, I think I’ll have 2 of them’ Runs off to grab another. By this point a queue is forming at the cashiers conveyor belt. The cashier is getting frustrated as they’re targeted on scans and they’ve managed 2 in 4 minutes. I could go on but hopefully you get my point on how all this could be avoided by simply being upfront about things. Happy hunting!!

Hiring in the North Jersey area

Can honestly say this is the longest period of time I have gone without having a AP / LP position. I'm told my resume is impressive along with my results with previous companies. With that said I keep losing positions to other candidates that don't have the proven record that I have. I can only assume why but this isn't the place to list those rants. So here is a question. What other positions have any of you transitioned into outside of AP / LP? So far I have applied to store manager, OPs manager, inventory control and assistant manager positions without an interview. Has retail changed that much or are they moving on from the old dogs for new tricks. Last if your in the Northern NY area and have a store in need, because your shrink is out of control or need a culture change within your team to increase sales and reduce theft let me know. #diversityandinclusion #lossprevention #lpjobs #assetprotection #retailjobs #jobmarket #retailtheft #shirnk #inventorycontrol