TJX Canada is known for its retail brands (Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls) in Canada, but with all of that product, have you ever...
TJX Canada knows, recognizes and pays special attention to people and culture - driving forces of the success of any business. This...
At TalentEgg we know how much a career path means to young professionals hatching their careers, so we love checking in to see how the...
Over the past decade, e-commerce firms have taken the market by storm.
2017 is set to be the year of e-commerce, with internet sales...
Most of us have experienced working a retail job at some point in our lives - or have at least have watched a friend go through the...
Interviewers have been getting increasingly creative with the types of questions they use to screen hopeful job applicants, as if...
There's no question that effective managers within the workplace are incredibly important.
Unfortunately, managers don't always...
Customer Service Representatives (CSR) are professionals who work with a company's clients.
Often seen as the face of an organization,...
When you read the phrase 'career in Retail,' your first instinct is to picture someone folding shirts in a clothing store, isn't it?...
There has never been a more interesting time to work in Retail!
With the steady decline of brick & mortar storefronts and the...
Let's face it; the entry-level interview process can be tough.
One of the biggest challenges is showing a potential employer...
Are you great at building relationships? The Retail industry might be the perfect fit for you!
From sales to management, there are a...
Growth comes in all shapes and sizes at TJX Canada.
This organization has proven time and time again how invested they are in the...
As a young professional, you may sometimes feel out of place in your new career. It's natural - between adjusting to a new environment, a...
It can be difficult for students and grads to settle into a new work environment. From adjusting to a new role, to meeting organization...
Adriana Verreet understands the value of working in the retail industry.
As a Regional Talent Acquisition Manager, she is responsible...
Getting a job is tough at any age, but it can feel especially difficult when you're young and still in school - or even fresh out of it!...
If the word "retail" brings up shuddering memories of that part-time seasonal job from your senior year in high school, take a step back...
Every role in every industry has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, rewards and challenges; the retail sector is no different,...
Whether you're a seasoned (or seasonal) retail professional or you're brand-new on the job, half the battle of getting any job is to...
The right training opportunities can make all the difference when you're starting out in a new role.
Just ask Sonya Gleeson, a Queen's...
Laura Leroux discovered her career start while studying Fashion Management at George Brown College - at a TJX information and recruitment...
Working in retail at Bell comes with some serious career potential.
"Too often, students forget that many senior executives started...
Mais Ganab was a student when she started working as a Retail Sales Associate at Bell.
She didn't know that her part-time job would...
When Mandy Utton applied to Starbucks eight years ago while in high school, she didn't realize she was starting a career.
Mandy...
When Christina Stathakos finished her BA with a certificate in Human Resources at York University, she took her passion for learning into...
For Norbert Omoro, deciding to start a career with TJX Canada was easy: it took one conversation with a current team member at an...
My first ever job in retail was at a job at photography store that was part of a larger Canadian chain.
I always think fondly of this...
I've always done a pretty good job of living up to my name. Whether I'm embarrassed, nervous or just warm, I'll blush.
That's why one...
This summer I found myself standing on the threshold of what I felt had the potential to be egg-stremely embarrassing: a group interview....
Your first day at any job can be daunting.
You don't know anyone, you're busy getting used to a new space and all the while, you're...
If you love working with people and want to hone your transferable skills, then a retail job could be the perfect place to hatch your...
What do the retail industry and Twitter have in common? Trends, that's what. Retail markets are heavily influenced by what's popular, and...
Brody Hatch has always had an entrepreneurial side.
When he was 18 he had the opportunity to sit down with Arlene Dickinson, venture...
"Quota" and "commission" can be two scary words if you're a newbie to the retail world, but they don't have to stay that way! Sales...
Working in a Starbucks store is different from any other job, because what they offer isn't just a job: it's opportunity. Handcrafting...
It's a classic rule of thumb: If you want to succeed in business, go where your customers are. And if 15 million brands are any...
Gone are the days when buying a computer meant a visit to your local brick-and-mortar office supplies or electronics store.
With a few...
We all know that one person who seems to do nothing but post Facebook updates and tweet whatever random thought pops into mind.
(We'd...
Are you looking to take your part-time retail experience to the next level by joining the company's head office?
Justin Abraham, a...
On Wednesday, March 20, we hosted our Retail Week Twitter chat using the hashtag #TEretail and, by all accounts, it was a huge success....
According to Industry Canada, the Canadian retail sector bridges the gap between production and consumption.
Many of the practices of...
Jennifer Wallace gets to play with toys and think like a kid on most days. But it's hard work.
As the Associate Category Manager for...
If you ever feel like your part-time retail experience won't impress a potential employer, chances are you're probably not emphasizing...
When you work in retail, you don't (or at least rarely) get the luxury of a set schedule.
The customer is always right (even when they...
When it comes to retail, it's easy to get lost in the noise on Twitter - there's always a lot going on.
Here we've compiled a short...
There's a lot of pressure for students to find their dream job before they graduate, but the reality is you may not stay in your first...
With more than 900 stores across Canada and counting, you're probably already familiar with Reitmans Canada Ltd.'s six brands: Reitmans,...
The numbers on your pay cheque aren't the only ones that matter if you work in the retail industry.
Whether you're a part-time Sales...
You've probably dealt with pushy retail salespeople before.
The ones who make you feel uncomfortable because they keep asking you to...
You probably wouldn't think retail and technology can come together in one career - unless you're working at an electronics store, that...
Chris Barber never thought his part-time job would land him his full-time career.
Having grown up on the competition's coffee with...
November 29th was an egg-citing day at TalentEgg: it was our second Office Hours event with Rexall, a fast-growing Canadian drugstore...
It's that time of year again.
Employers everywhere are preparing for the holiday rush and they need all the help they can get.
As a...
One of the biggest challenges students must face is balancing time and effort between short-term and long-term goals.
Many choose to...
I have spent my fair share of time in the customer service industry. I served coffee for one month and acted as a hotel housekeeper for...
Paul Dale, Executive Vice President of Corporate Store Operations at Rexall, took TalentEgg behind the scenes at one of the company's...
October 10th was an egg-citing day at TalentEgg: we hosted Office Hours with Rexall, a fast-growing Canadian drugstore chain. Office...
It's an exciting time to be a Pharmacist in Canada.
The profession has experienced more change over the last five years than in the...
Like commerce students across Canada, recent Queen's University commerce graduate Jane Traversy had many potential career options to...
I am a tiny human being. I stand at just under five feet and, while I can park my butt at an office desk along with the best of them,...
When University of Toronto Psychology student Orielle Wybrow looks back on her four-year career as a drug store Cosmetologist, she sees...
If you've ever used a power tool or vacuum cleaner, there's a good chance it was one of TTi's many brands: Milwaukee, Ryobi, Homelite,...
For Industrial Technology grad Patrick Shum, the perfect entry level job involves working with both technology and people - a unique...
Ryerson University Bachelor of Commerce graduate Sara Lang is living the retail career dream with Starbucks Coffee Canada.
She's the...
Retail careers are about much more than just working a cash register and smiling at strangers, so why not take that work experience...
OK, so you nabbed a job with your favourite retailer to help you pay the bills while you're in school. You realize that it's not so bad...
For many people, their first taste of the working world is in the retail industry.
Whether it's prepping a banana split at Dairy...
When you picture a career in business, a retail pharmacy may not be the first image that comes to mind.
However, it takes more than...
Jennifer Goliss is the Director of Marketing of the Ryerson Retail Alumni Association, an Assistant Buyer at a leading apparel retailer...
As a Pharmacy graduate, you have many potential career paths ahead of you.
You might start your career in a hospital pharmacy, do...
There's more than one way to hatch your career in retail.
While most students finish school first and then start looking for a...
With over 135,000 full-time and part-time colleagues and more than 1,000 corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast, Loblaw...
The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind for Kaniz Urmi (pictured right).
She graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University's...
You may not know it, but the retail pharmacy market in Canada is extremely competitive.
As a leading Canadian drug store Rexall is...
Anshul Sahni is your electronics expert.
Well, maybe if you live in Saskatoon, that is.
The 24-year-old recent graduate of the...
According to RW&CO. Regional Sales Manager Pina Pileggi, one of the best things about a career in the retail industry is that there...
Briar Rodgers is one of the lucky ones. She knows what she's doing after graduation.
Since June 2010, the fifth-year University of...
After spending six months working in-store, Carly Harris is currently two months into the merchandising rotation of the grad@Loblaw...
Paul Sudarsan graduated from Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management in April 2009 with a Bachelor of Commerce and, from...
Unlike the other Loblaw Companies Limited employees we've featured during our Focus on Retail this week, Suhaila Agnew started her career...
Paul Sudarsan says the most valuable experience he's had since starting with Loblaw Companies Limited, where he now works as a Senior...
Amy Hamdorff started her career in retail like many others when they're teenagers: in a customer-facing role at a large fast food...
RW&CO. Regional Sales Manager Pina Pileggi worked part-time in a clothing store while she was in school and worked her way up the...
A night out partying with friends is always a good time, but for many women, wearing those stylish high heels can result in seriously...
Greig Perantinos recognized people's insatiable summer appetite for ice cream and the shortcomings of local ice cream vendors in his...
Getting a job in the retail industry is not as straightforward as some, but there are skills that are important to possess.
One of the...
TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year retail...
TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year retail...
TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year...
Every year, hundreds of high school, college and university students across the country choose Starbucks as their place of seasonal...
Meet Aaron, a third-year retail management student at the Ryerson University Ted Rogers School of Management. He volunteered...
TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year...
Several streams of employment are available to students and recent grads seeking access into the retail industry, each one offering...
Gary Pauls, Director of Sales and Operations for Reitmans, and Maria Corsino, Director of Sales and Operations for Penningtons...
Gina Robinson is a McMaster alumnus and a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience, and she is also...
Tristan is a recent grad from Ryerson University's retail management program who is now working with Discount Car and Truck...
June Doyle-MacLean, Manager of National Field Recruiting at Reitmans (Canada) Ltd., told us what she wants to see from...
Working for a retailer doesn't only mean folding clothes and ringing sales up at the register.
Imagine this: A flight to Paris. A...
June Doyle-MacLean, the Manager of National Field Recruiting at Reitmans (Canada) Ltd., has worked in retail across Canada for...
Ryerson University retail management student Shanon Virdi was on hand at the retail career fair in February 2010 to help organize the...
Everybody thinks that retail is just working in a store as a sales associate, but that isn't necessarily true-the retail...
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