- What is the best and the worst job (paid or volunteer) that you have ever had?
- What were some of your primary responsibilities?
- What made the job enjoyable or not?
- What skills did you develop that will serve you well in internship?
- What lessons did you learn about the workplace and yourself?
I’ve had a lot of jobs I’ve liked. My top two jobs would be Cost Plus World Market and Raley’s Supermarket. At Cost Plus I was a sales associate responsible for just about everything from running the cash register to aggregating the inventory. What made this job the most enjoyable job I’ve ever had is how well the team worked. The people in authority were genuine and taught me a lot about the world of retail and work. I learned that one mistake isn’t the end of my job, but I must move forward and grow from that mistake to be better.
While Raley’s was a nice job there were a few hiccups that kind of crawled under my skin. Again I worked as a sales associate, but in a super market the culture was different then a specialty market. I mean for starters there was a uniform at raleys while Cost Plus was very loose with their dress code. Raleys also had a more authoritative line of command whereas Cost Plus had a open and friendly line of command. Raleys was still a wonderful place to work. Everyone there was very friendly and when I left to pursue more education they all wished me the best of luck.
Raleys taught me that education is of the utmost importance, and everyone on a good team will always have your back. Cost Plus taught me that surviving black Friday with your team basically makes you family. If anything, these two jobs have taught me that a job isn’t just you it’s a team of people working together to make that job into a community.
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