In the United States of America, there are a number of retail chains dealing in home related retail products, building materials and services, Fast Food items, Ice Cream & Bakery products, Pharmaceutical items, restaurants and grocery products. These sectors are not only meeting the everyday requirements of the people but also coming up as the main job generating platform, offering a number of career building opportunities.
The important retail sector organizations offering year-round jobs for different positions and Benefits include, Shake Shake, Schlotzsky’s, Runza, Rubio’s, Roy Rogers, Roly Poly, Papa John’s, Jason’s Deli, Jack’s Family, In N Out Burger, Costco, Dollar General, Kmart, Home Depot and other retail chains.
Different Job Types and Positions
The applicants can apply to various Entry Level and Administrative Level jobs in stores, Distribution Centre/Logistic and Corporate headquarter. The positions that are often required to be filled include, Customer Care Services, Legal, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Managers, Assistant Managers and Supervisors, IT, Sales & Marketing, Business Developments and others.
The Job Applicants can apply to diverse full-time and part-time casual and hourly positions in Retail Stores and Distribution/Logistic Centres, whereas salaried jobs are available in management and administration levels in Stores, Distribution Centre and Corporate Head office.
Job Search System
The Job Application process for different level jobs is also very simple. Most of the retail sector organizations and chains offer Career Search Systems for employment search. The applicants can search specific job by Category, Employment Type, Keywords or Job Reference and location. The only requirement is to get registered with the company and obtain User’s Name and Password to apply jobs.
Store Locator
The Retail chains also provide online Stores Locator to find the chain stores in the neighbourhood. You can use the company’s Store Locator to find the stores located close to your home and apply jobs in these stores.
Job Application Process
You must Login to retail chain website using your user’s name and password. The next step requires picking out your choice job and filling out the Job Application Form provided by the organization. You must provide required information truthfully, because any type of wrong details offered by you may be found out during reference/background check or during intensive interview grilling, and if this is to happen, your Application may be rejected or you may lose your employment.
The third step requires you to submit the Application Form for the specific desired job. If there are any job opening matching your job application, or if your professional history/job profile suits the requirements of the applied job, you will be contacted by the company for the interview. Few companies may also require you to answer few employment questions before your interview is scheduled. If you so desire, you can also attach your resume or curricula vitae and cover letter along with your Application Form.
In addition, the retail sector companies also provide different types of employment Benefits to the casual and full-time salaried employees. Important Benefits offered by the retail sector department stores and other entities include, various types of insurance plans, 401 (k) Retirement Savings Plan, Vacations, Holidays and other employment related benefits.