Macy's, Inc.

Merchandise Displayer

April 2019 • Newport Beach, CA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

In merchandising it’s strictly an early morning schedule, so if you are not a morning person do not look into a job like this.

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Retail Sales Associate

April 2017 - August 2019 • Towson, MD

What I liked

I loved my coworkers. Everyone was so friendly and fun to work with.

What I wish was different

I wish they weren't open on Thanksgiving and wouldn't start decorating for Christmas in September.

Advice

If you can avoid working there during Thanksgiving Weekend, do it. It's hell.

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Sales Associate

March 2015 - August 2017 • St. Louis, MO

What I liked

Everything! Especially helping the customers find what they were looking for. It is always a good feeling when you make someone else happy because of the clothes they are going to be wearing!

What I wish was different

Management, but I think everyone thinks that about entry level jobs.

Advice

Always smile and say hello to customers! You never know who you are going to be helping. I have literally walked up to a customer and it ended up being my managers mother-in-law . You literally just never know!

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Merchandise Planning Intern

June - July 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I liked working for the company and the people I worked with. It was the most pleasant working environment I have ever experienced in my life.

What I wish was different

The job was just not right for me or my interests but I always enjoyed going to work and working at Macy's.

Advice

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Store Management and Merchandising Intern

June - August 2018 • Schaumburg, IL

What I liked

Hands on learning in both a store and the district office. Never a slow moment

What I wish was different

Nothing honestly- Macy's did such a good job showing me different roles

Advice

Be open minded about being in a store for a lot of the internship. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but now I'm so excited to go back!

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Retail Flex/Support staff

June 2016 • Garden City, NY

What I liked

My peers and fellow employees

What I wish was different

Recent minimum wage increases happened when i first started working

Advice

Make sure you can handle being a morning person

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Sales Associate

May 2018 • Chandler, AZ

What I liked

The Employee Discounts, flexibility on hours for my position

What I wish was different

I wish that associates don't have to work 5 different areas at once when assigned one specific position, basically it's quite understaffed and sometimes managers expect us to work more than we can handle (fitting rooms, register, recovering the floor, etc.) But most of the time they understand.

Advice

I learned quite a lot about customer service and how department stores work and now i can sympathize more with workers.

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Signer/Merchandiser/Pricer

July 2015 - September 2018 • Altamonte Springs, FL

What I liked

I liked the relaxed work environment. It wasn't an added stress on my life, which is great for school.

What I wish was different

There really wasn't anything bad about it. Perhaps, it would have been nice to not have to wake up as early as I did when I worked there. (5am)

Advice

Just do your job, honestly. Its surprising that that is sometimes too much to ask.

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Store Management Intern

June - August 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

I loved how much responsibility I was given. I acted as an independent member of the management team, my mentor was in the Ready to Wear family of business, so I management a number of private label counters, and oversaw all of the floors carrying Women's clothing. I also loved how I had the freedom to select the focus of my summer project, and was able to shadow corporate walk-thrus to get maximum exposure.

What I wish was different

I wish that there was more focus on retail math, data analytics, and hard skills. I grew immensely as a leader and left feeling inspired and motivated to apply my new communication and customer service skills, but felt I missed out on some of the harder skills that the position involves. Analyzing department sales, presenting business figures, and calculating data to drive business, was skimmed over, but not in much detail.

Advice

I would tell any new intern to utilize all the leader's they are exposed to. I became close with my mentor and our management team, but wish I had taken the initiative to shadow in other areas of the business, such as Macy's.com's office, or meet with the store marketing directors to learn about their position.

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Sales Associate

June - August 2018 • Hartford, CT

What I liked

I liked that I wasn’t able to work in multiple departments.

What I wish was different

The availability of workers at the store.

Advice

Always be polite to the customers.

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Buying and Merchandising Intern

June - July 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Very organized intern program, hands-on experience, chances to interact with many different departments in the company, transparency about return offers.

What I wish was different

Higher pay

Advice

Ask a lot of questions and try to soak up everything you are told from your peers and managers. A lot of the resources and projects you work on are completely knew and not taught at Questrom so asking questions is key to performing well in the job and getting a return offer!

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Sales Associate

June - December 2018 • Roanoke, VA

What I liked

Friendly managers.

What I wish was different

Advice

Don't let other associates make you work on their mess.

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Area Sales Management Intern

June - August 2018 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

I got hands on experience in the retail industry.

What I wish was different

The internship was not very organized and lack mentor leadership. No clear task or duties.

Advice

I would advice other students to get one then one internship to see where they fit and learn strengths and weaknesses.

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Merchandising Planner

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Employers hand you big responsibilities from the get-go. It's an intellectually stimulating environment as Macy's is currently tackling on challenges brought on my e-commerce. The internship took place in New York City and you're immediately on the same boat as the rest of the interns in your class- instant friends!

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Budget as much as possible! Cook at home.

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Store Management Intern

June - August 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

Working with sales team, visual merchandising manager and other senior managers to maximize sales within a flagship store.

What I wish was different

Wish there was more time spent with vendors

Advice

Need to me familiar with reading sales reports within excel. Also having passion and enjoyment for working with diverse people and customers

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Style Advisor

June - August 2018 • Garden City, NY

What I liked

I liked being able to style customers and interact with them. You would meet some pretty interesting people.

What I wish was different

I wish I was able to style people outside of dresses, like everyday wear.

Advice

Sometimes people see things in you that you may not have seen yourself. When this happens, just go with it and believe you can.

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Intern

June - August 2018 • Duluth, GA

What I liked

very hands-on, fun experience

What I wish was different

longer timeframe for internship

Advice

network

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Sales Associate

March 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

The schedule is flexible. People are really nice. They are willing to train me.

What I wish was different

I wish they gave me less work days so I can focus more on doing school assignments.

Advice

I would advise people to always come to work prepared. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and learn different things every day.

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Corporate Communications Intern

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Never be afraid to bring your creative and diverse perspective to the table. I was nervous about being the only student of color, in a space that I've only known to be dominated by white males. As I spent more time, I started meeting more people who looked like me in such important positions. It inspired me to speak up in meetings and share more of my ideas. I ended up bringing a different view into the conversation, that ended up being super helpful.

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