The state of the Retail Industry is concerning to me but I don’t agree with the statement “Like coal miners, retail workers don’t typically have a set of skills that’s easily transferable to another”
Is ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.. I have worked in retail for many years, as a sales associate and in management. A retail worker especially a Manager has to have a certain set of skills to be successful.
Beth Swinney post on linkedin was a great motivator and an eye opener. 10 Reasons Why Your Industry’s Next Hire Should be a Retail Manager…
- Work Ethic
- Self Developers
- Resilience
- Ownership
- Salesmanship
- People Leadership
- Flexibility
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Variety of Expertise
- Sense of Humor
The list can go on and on if you ask me…
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