Work Retail?
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- Hombre_Lobo0
I'd reccommend it for one thing and that is how much it helps improve people skills. Talking to strangers daily does wonder for it.
Intact all the my friends that I would say are particularly social with excellent communication skills have all worked in shops.
Naturally it'd a great quality to have for interviews as well as showing a potential employer how good you are with people and how easy you will fit into a team and get on with everyone.
- vaxorcist0
true... I remembered some of what I learned selling cameras when I have to sell an idea to a client these days, watching facial expressions and dealing with "objections" can be similar amongst people buying retail and people buying design services sometimes.....
Also, it seems to be long past the idea that working retail is a step down the prestige totem pole, at least I hope.... some people's freaky relatives may think your life is in the toilet if you're working retail, but I don't think future employers see it as a fault....
Also, you may end up soon in an agency designing point of purchase displays, and possibly save the agencies work, as you know exactly how those things interact with actual customers if youve ever worked retail.... i.e. if it's too complicated to assemble, the manager throws it in the trash and nobody sees it.
- designquestions0
Urban Outfitters is for hipsters.
- jaylarson0
agency. much better for your resume. <safer choice />
- dobre0
"Like a really cool store with products you love or a clothing store whose clothes you really like?"
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How about you make & sell some yourself? Like buy blanks & screen print ur own designs on them?