I started with the company right out of college and I have not regretted my decision once. I have had a variety of jobs with the company and the opportunity to grow with each one. I am in a position, which is not only personally fulfilling, but I know I can influence others. I really like what I do. Addison Holmes, director of Internal Consulting and Auditing Services for The GAP, Inc., in San Francisco, CA, talked about the retail environment as a place to work.
Retailing is an environment which requires creativity.
The amount of creativity you are permitted depends upon the company and the job you are doing, but retailers succeed to the extent that they have imaginative, creative people generating ideas and new and better ways to sell products. If you thrive in the kind of atmosphere where your ideas can matter, then retailing is the right environment for you. Vanessa Brown, a cosmetics buyer with Dillard s in St. Petersburg, FL, addressed the issue of pay. Initial pay is comparable to, and often better than most entry-level positions in the service sector. This is the part of retailing that students often don t realize.