Target

Sales floor

April 2017 • West Chester Township, OH

What I liked

I liked that you were never bored at Target. There’s always something to do

What I wish was different

I wish I was able to work more hours. They only scheduled me about 20 hours a week

Advice

Just work hard and you will be noticed!

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Cashier

November 2018 • Hiram, GA

What I liked

I like how diverse it is and all the people you get to meet while working. Also the real life working experience.

What I wish was different

I wish I was able to try other positions while there.

Advice

Don’t take things to personal.

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Night Stocker

May - August 2019 • Sicklerville, NJ

What I liked

The night hours

What I wish was different

Large workload

Advice

Would definitely make adjustments to my life to better suit the hours I’d work.

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Cashier

May - August 2018 • Louisville, CO

What I liked

Opportunities for creative problem solving

What I wish was different

Advice

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Cashier

June - August 2018 • Waukesha, WI

What I liked

The pay and scheduling

What I wish was different

I wish I worked more

Advice

Work more than you want to work

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Team member

June 2017 • Sterling, VA

What I liked

I loved the people I work with and I enjoy getting to interact with customers. I’m a part of the retail department so I get to help customers find clothing and sometimes makeup. I get to make a personal connection with them by helping them find what they need.

What I wish was different

I wish that my team and I would’ve had some more chances to really work as a team in certain duties.

Advice

I would say take it one day at a time. One day you could have a great shift and then another day a customer could rub you the wrong way. You can’t let that one bad day effect your attitude towards your job because most of the time its so much fun.

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Shipping and Receiving Clerk

October 2018 • Cuyahoga Falls, OH

What I liked

I like the pace of the job. I also am interacting with a variety of individuals which to me is extremely beneficial to what my degree is.

What I wish was different

Possibly leadership. The management is not as setup as they should be. They spend more time in the office rather than contributing to a team effort.

Advice

If you are looking to sort of take on your own leadership role and have independence in a job this is a good fit because you are pretty much on your own to complete what you are given task wise.

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Team Member

May 2015 • Saint Paul, MN

What I liked

Scheduling is flexible, the team leads are great.

What I wish was different

I wish that management had worked harder to make it a positive work environment, sometimes the leads are so stressed that it ends up being a negative environment.

Advice

If you show up and do your work and are kind and helpful to guests, this is not a difficult job.

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team member

October 2018 - September 2019 • Cincinnati, OH

What I liked

My coworkers and helping my guests

What I wish was different

My leaders put a lot of stress on me

Advice

Working at Target seasonally is great, it pays well but the stress is hard to manage with school

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Sales Associate

June 2017 - August 2018 • Highlands Ranch, CO

What I liked

My coworkers

What I wish was different

Managers had been more communicative

Advice

Stand up for yourself and know your worth

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Grocery Stocker

June - July 2018 • Kennesaw, GA

What I liked

Easy to complete tasks

What I wish was different

Maybe fewer hours

Advice

Try to find a summer job you could manage with classes

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Sales associate

May - August 2018 • Leesburg, VA

What I liked

Flexibility in helping with getting a set schedule which is uncommon in retail

What I wish was different

Advice

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GSA

May - August 2018 • Lonetree, CO

What I liked

I loved advocating for my guests and doing what I could to make sure their shopping experience was amazing.

What I wish was different

I wish there was more communication between my duty and my boss.

Advice

I think just doing hard work and getting cross trained so you are more knowledgeable about the store as a whole, not just your department.

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Sales associate

March 2018 • Sherwood, OR

What I liked

The positive and welcoming environment

What I wish was different

I worked more hours during the school year

Advice

It is a great way to gain customer service experience and skills

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Guest Service Supervisor

June 2016 • Queen Creek, AZ

What I liked

Everything about Target is great! I have loved the company since I was little, and when I started working there it made me fall in love even more.

What I wish was different

Management at times was a little rough, however, they mostly have been pretty good overall.

Advice

Make sure to stay on top of your game. They have a short fuse when it comes to awful employees.

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Guest Relations

October 2017 • Saint John, IN

What I liked

Good job, easy job,

What I wish was different

Not much, for the pay, the job is easy.

Advice

It's a good job for a college student to have.

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Cashier

July - September 2018 • Alameda, CA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

One piece of advice that I would share about this experience would be that if you ever go into retail, you have to be prepared to deal with all sorts of customers. You have to mentally prepare yourself before every shift because you never know what kinds of customers you are going to encounter that day.

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Software Engineer

June - August 2018 • Brooklyn Park, MN

What I liked

I got to learn a lot about specific technologies in my field.

What I wish was different

I wish the internship was longer.

Advice

Proactively talk with recruiters to try to secure a position.

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Operations Manager

June - August 2018 • Lake City, FL

What I liked

Above anything else, the people. From management down to hourly employees, across all departments, the people were remarkably supportive and willing to teach. I felt very comfortable being my self around them each day and growing as an employee. Some days shifts would last more than 12 hours (just given the nature of the food distribution industry), yet the flew by compared to the 8 hour days I have spent in conference rooms or behind a desk in past experiences.

What I wish was different

Simply the location. The facility being in Lake City created a great deal of upheaval in my living situation, but I give credit to Target for helping me with the transition. In some ways I also found that the facility wasn't incredibly receptive to improving conditions for their lowest level employees, but they had their reasons for that. Unfortunately I could see serious workforce retention problems that could (and did) arise from this.

Advice

Leave any preconceived notions about operations management at the door. It is an environment that is impossible to explain until you are in it. Keep an open mind and be ready to be tested.

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Food Team Member

May - August 2018 • Riverhead, NY

What I liked

The people that you work with are great and really allowed me to learn all the basics of the job in a short amount of time and made the work environment more enjoyable overall.

What I wish was different

I wish there was more room for innovation in the workplace, because working at Target does not require many prerequisites I believe that the rules are very strict and any variations from these rules would result in swift disciplinary action. I understand that there are definitely people that break the rules in a bad way, but if I find a way to improve upon current process I would love to at least be heard for my ideas.