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6 Traits of a Top Sales Assistant
Good sales assistants are worth their weight in gold for the retailers lucky enough to employ them. They are motivated, confident, quick to close sales, in love with their job and able to entice customers into returning to your store – time after time. Sales assistants have traditionally suffered from a bad press, being labelled…
10 Ways to Put an Interviewee at Ease
When it’s time for the next round of retail interviews at your company, why not try some new ways to put candidates at their ease? Reducing interview stress helps candidates open-up and reveal more of their true character. Here are 10 easy ways to help a candidate feel more relaxed, offering you better opportunities for…
How to Attract and Retain the Best Talent in 2019
When thinking of hiring in the new year, it can be tempting to wait until things have ‘settled down’ after a few months before taking action. Although, with people often taking time over the holiday break to reflect on their professional successes and happiness over the last twelve months, January is certainly peak hiring season,…
New Year, New Career? Four Reasons to Look for a New Job in 2019
Whether you’ve planned for fireworks, a party or popcorn in front of the TV to welcome 2019, there’s no doubt that the New Year is a time of reflection. Not just from a personal perspective, but a professional one too. With time flying by, before you know it, a whole year has passed leaving us…
5 Ways to Prepare for Your First Performance Review
You excelled in your retail job interview, landed the position, and now your first performance review is fast approaching. You’re understandably nervous, but it helps to think of a performance review as a way for both parties to get on the same page. Your employer can assess your achievements to date, and you get to…
What You Need to Know About Hiring Casual Workers
In stressful and uncertain times, it can be difficult for employers to justify recruiting new permanent staff, even though they may be busy. The retail industry is typically seasonal with busy periods and down times, and often very little in between. Hiring new employees to fill in during the busy times can leave employers with…