Leadership training was phenomenal here. Maybe it was just my GM and my DSM, but I got amazing training into where I needed to be and how to get there. They recommended different books and various things to read. I never had any issues with benefits or perks. The discount is absolutely amazing.
I was laid off. This, in and of itself, is part of the work that happens in the real world, so no sour grapes there.
The true upper management of the company isn't getting out ahead of what is happening. There are multiple companies that have gone down this same route that Best Buy is currently heading down. They did a lot of the same things that Circuit City, Sears, and Montgomery Ward all did. With the possible exception of Sears, who still loses from time to time (what business doesn't), all are closed down and out of business.
Talk to the employees more. Study previous businesses and why they failed.
Those that don't remember history are doomed to repeat it.
Online application first with a questionnaire. Then proceeded by a phone interview and then a face-to-face interview with the store manager.
Know your stuff. You will be going over times in the past of how you handled a certain situation. Make sure you know what you did, how you did it, and why you did it. It doesn't have to be a positive example showing how great you are, but more like
Interviewing process [is] pretty standard. About 8 situational questions. After applying internally, you will usually know the next day if you have the position. Most managers are not great interviewers and make it difficult on the interviewee.
Online application first with a questionnaire. Then proceeded by a phone interview and then a face-to-face interview with the store manager.
Know your stuff. You will be going over times in the past of how you handled a certain situation. Make sure you know what you did, how you did it, and why you did it. It doesn't have to be a positive example showing how great you are, but more like
Interviewing process [is] pretty standard. About 8 situational questions. After applying internally, you will usually know the next day if you have the position. Most managers are not great interviewers and make it difficult on the interviewee.