Hiring the MOST – not FIRST – qualified…
Retail organizations do their hiring in many different ways. Many do their store hiring in the field. Some have a centralized hiring process driven by HR. There are several scenarios that we see out in the field. Here are a few:
- Area managers hire Store Managers, Store Managers hire Assistant Managers and Keyholders, and everyone pitches in to hire Sales Associates.
- HR hires all new employees into the store without the Hiring Manager interviewing.
- HR sets up interviews for the Hiring Manager and the Manager makes the final hiring decision.
There are many other scenarios that take place – these are just a few examples. It really varies by the size and culture of the organization. Headway works with retailers that fall into many different categories when it comes to interviewing and hiring. We are able to adapt our screening and selection process to meet almost any need. There is, however, one piece to the process – a centralized screening process - that we believe is critical to success. What does this mean? Read the rest of this entry
Retail Recruiting – Best practices
I am sitting here, going over some of our early results, and I am amazed out how great our team is here at Headway. Not only have we successfully partnered with several retailers this holiday season to accomplish their hiring goals, but every project is very unique. Let me give you a few examples:
- A national retailer with over 500 holiday kiosks
- A major department store with close to 300 locations
- A specialty clothing retailer looking for seasonal sales associates in their top 120 stores
- A Halloween retailer with over 50 locations Read the rest of this entry
Retail Seasonal Hiring
“Only 9 shopping days left until Christmas.”
“Last day for free shipping to get your gifts in time for Christmas.”
As we approach the end of the 2011 holiday shopping season, I started to think about the seasonal hiring we did here at Headway this year. We put over 10,000 employees to work with our various seasonal retail clients. These employees held positions that ranged from Regional Managers to Store Managers to Sales Associates. They started as early as August and some will work into February. Quite an accomplishment for the Headway team!
While most people will relax after the holidays and not begin to think about them again until October of next year (yes, the retailers start putting the decorations out in October), we at Team Headway will take a different approach. Immediately after the holidays, we will sit down with each of our clients and do an in-depth review of our successes and opportunities from the previous holiday season. Read the rest of this entry
