Things You'll Need:
- A job history
- Positive references
- No criminal history
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Step 1
Check around in your local area. Who is hiring? Talk to the people who work in those places. Do they seem happy with their work, and the ways in which they are treated? Ask them! Does the job environment look inviting, being clean, comfortable and safe?
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Step 2
Determine where you would start in the hierarchy. If you have to start at the bottom, are you prepared to make the climb? Do you want to make the climb? If you are manager material, how high do you want to go? One of the biggest questions you will be asked: Will you relocate? If so, you have a much higher ceiling.
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Step 3
Once hired, make yourself and expert in a particular area, where you can stand out and shine. Once you have mastered that skill, add another one. Get known through the high quality of your work. Start networking within your company. Even if it isn't the place for you, maybe those people you meet will go somewhere else, you will stay in touch, and you suddenly will have leads on other employment opportunities.
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Step 4
Be professional, punctual and proficient. Get good reviews. Do your work the right way. Be proactive. Volunteer for new assignments. Suggest better ways to operate. Be efficient. Make sure your bosses can see that you are ready for the next step.
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Step 5
Take advantage of the training you are offered when you are hired, but also ask for and seek out other training opportunities. Remember that the veterans of the store can be great resources. Learn from them, then you can start teaching.
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Step 6
Find great opportunities and take them. Be open to what your company might offer. You might not have considered some of the ideas before, but that doesn't mean they aren't your destiny.
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Step 7
If you want to just try it, to see if you might like it, most retailers hire seasonally around Christmas and right before the start of the school year. That's a chance to get a sense of what it's like.
