This summer I got a part-time job at Saks Fifth Avenue as a Style Advisor. My primary responsibilities are se¬lling and clienteling. The first two weeks at Saks were training weeks. The company offered lectures and computer training in the first week, and let the new employees shadow on the floor in the second week.
The training period did not feel overwhelming, but as soon as I went “live” on the floor, things became very real. Being “live” means I can officially sell merchandise and have a goal to complete every day. It was not like I could beg a professor to grant me an extension for a paper or curve the grade for a test. Numbers are numbers, and there is no excuse if I fail to achieve the set goal.
While doing the non-paid internships
The training period did not feel overwhelming, but as soon as I went “live” on the floor, things became very real. Being “live” means I can officially sell merchandise and have a goal to complete every day. It was not like I could beg a professor to grant me an extension for a paper or curve the grade for a test. Numbers are numbers, and there is no excuse if I fail to achieve the set goal.
While doing the non-paid internships