Today's top picks on TalentEgg:
Find out how to get a summer job or internship and use it to hatch your career. Buy it now!

Retail Career Guide

Everything you need to know about getting a job in Retail and hatching a career in Retail

Target Loblaw Companies Limited Enterprise Rent-A-Car Rexall Pharma Plus Starbucks Coffee Canada
Just Energy The Sherwin-Williams Paint Company Party Packagers Reitmans Staples NAD

Top Picks In Retail

Schulich MBA Grad Finds A Meaningful Business Career At Rexall
Cassandra Jowett
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...
Read More »
At Starbucks, In-Store Retail Experience Can Help You Get A Career At Head Office
Cassandra Jowett
There's more than one way to hatch your career in retail. While most students finish school first and then start looking for a...
Read More »
Business Grads Find Their Careers At Loblaw In Food And Finance
Cassandra Jowett
The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind for Kaniz Urmi (pictured right). She graduated from Wilfrid Laurier...
Read More »

More Retail Career Resources

Interested in Retail jobs? Whether you're looking for an entry level job, summer job, co-op or internship, read through these articles and get a head start on your career in Retail!

Retail Certifications And Designations
Lauren Stein
Retail careers are about much more than just working a cash register and smiling at strangers, so why not take that work experience youve...
Read More »
A Long-Term Look At Salary Ranges For Careers In Retail
Elle Kamensky
OK, so you nabbed a job with your favourite retailer to help you pay the bills while you're in school. You realize that its not so bad...
Read More »
Post-Graduate And Continuing Education Options In Retail
Leah Ruehlicke
For many people, their first taste of the working world is in the retail industry. Whether it's prepping a banana split at Dairy...
Read More »
Retail Career Tips From A Buyer In The Apparel Industry
Cassandra Jowett
Jennifer Goliss is the Director of Marketing of the Ryerson Retail Alumni Association, an Assistant Buyer at a leading apparel retailer...
Read More »
Who To Follow On Twitter: Retail Edition
Cassandra Jowett
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...
Read More »
Waterloo Pharmacy Co-op Student Loves Retail, Returns To Rexall After Graduation
Cassandra Jowett
As a Pharmacy graduate, you have many potential career paths ahead of you. You might start your career in a hospital pharmacy, do...
Read More »
An Exclusive Look Inside The Loblaw Recruitment Process
Cassandra Jowett
With over 135,000 full-time and part-time colleagues and more than 1,000 corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast, Loblaw...
Read More »
Future CGA Starts Her Accounting Career With Retail Pharmacy Leader Rexall
Cassandra Jowett
You may not know it, but the retail pharmacy market in Canada is extremely competitive. As a leading Canadian drug store Rexall is...
Read More »
First Look At Target's Retail Jobs In Canada: Executive Team Leader
Cassandra Jowett
If you're passionate about starting a career in retail, you probably can't wait for the first Target stores in Canada to open their doors...
Read More »
Humber Grad Starts His Career As An Electronics Expert At The Source
Cassandra Jowett
Anshul Sahni is your electronics expert. Well, maybe if you live in Saskatoon, that is. The 24-year-old recent graduate of the...
Read More »
RW&CO. Regional Sales Manager Says Passion Is Key To A Successful Career In Retail
Cassandra Jowett
According to RW&CO. Regional Sales Manager Pina Pileggi, one of the best things about a career in the retail industry is that there...
Read More »
Enterprise Management Trainee Intern Says She's Learning How To Run A Business
Cassandra Jowett
Briar Rodgers is one of the lucky ones. She knows what she's doing after graduation. Since June 2010, the fifth-year University of...
Read More »
UWO Grad Training To Become A Merchandise Expert In The grad@Loblaw Program
Cassandra Jowett
After spending six months working in-store, Carly Harris is currently two months into the merchandising rotation of the grad@Loblaw...
Read More »
Ryerson B.Comm. Grad Became A Senior Financial Analyst In A Year Through grad@Loblaw Program
Cassandra Jowett
Paul Sudarsan graduated from Ryerson Universitys Ted Rogers School of Management in April 2009 with a Bachelor of Commerce and, from...
Read More »
Queen's Commerce Grad Jumped Right Into Associate Merchant Role At Loblaw After Graduation
Cassandra Jowett
Unlike the other Loblaw Companies Limited employees we've featured during our Focus on Retail this week, Suhaila Agnew started her career...
Read More »
Learn Why Loblaw Is A Great Place To Start Your Career
Cassandra Jowett
Paul Sudarsan says the most valuable experience hes had since starting with Loblaw Companies Limited, where he now works as a Senior...
Read More »
From Customer Facing To Corporate: The Career Path Of A Rising Retail Star At Starbucks
Cassandra Jowett
Amy Hamdorff started her career in retail like many others when they're teenagers: in a customer-facing role at a large fast food...
Read More »
RW&CO. Regional Sales Manager Started Her Retail Career As A Part-Time Sales Associate
Cassandra Jowett
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...
Read More »
Ryerson Grad Saves Women From Their Beloved Damn Heels One Pair Of Flats At A Time
Will Moniz
A night out partying with friends is always a good time, but for many women, wearing those stylish high heels can result in seriously...
Read More »
Ivey Business Student Beats The Heat With His Own Ice Cream Shops
Will Moniz
Greig Perantinos recognized peoples insatiable summer appetite for ice cream and the shortcomings of local ice cream vendors in his area,...
Read More »
Essential Skills To Start Your Career In Retail
Mira Saraf
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...
Read More »
Top Retail Employers Discuss How You Can Stand Out In An Interview
Rebecca Cave
  TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson Universitys Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year retail...
Read More »
How To Fill Out Online Applications For Retail Jobs
Rebecca Cave
  TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson Universitys Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year retail...
Read More »
Does Your Online Presence Make You More Or Less Employable In Retail?
Rebecca Cave
  TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson Universitys Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year...
Read More »
The Dos And Donts Of The Summer Job Search
Cassandra Jowett
Every year, hundreds of high school, college and university students across the country choose Starbucks as their place of seasonal...
Read More »
What Should Students And Recent Grads Look For In A Retail Employer?
Rebecca Cave
  MeetAaron, a third-year retail management student at the Ryerson University Ted Rogers School of Management. He volunteered at...
Read More »
Student And Entry Level Jobs At Starbucks, Enterprise and Reitmans
Rebecca Cave
  TalentEgg hosted a seminar at Ryerson Universitys Ted Rogers School of Management on Mar. 24, 2010, to give first-year retail...
Read More »
Top 6 Retail Career Paths
José Gonzalez
Several streams of employment are available to students and recent grads seeking access into the retail industry, each one offering...
Read More »
Retail Career Tips From Reitmans' Sales And Operations Directors
Rebecca Cave
  Gary Pauls, Director of Sales and Operations for Reitmans, and Maria Corsino, Director of Sales and Operations for Penningtons...
Read More »
McMaster Alumnus And Student Services Director Started Her Career In Retail
Rebecca Cave
  Gina Robinson is a McMaster alumnus and a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience, and she is also...
Read More »
Find Out What A Career In Retail Is Really Like From This Retail Management Grad
Rebecca Cave
  Tristan is a recent grad from Ryerson University's retail management program who is now working with Discount Car and Truck...
Read More »
How To Impress A Retail Recruiting Manager In A Job Interview
Rebecca Cave
  June Doyle-MacLean, Manager of National Field Recruiting at Reitmans (Canada) Ltd., told us what she wants to see from...
Read More »
A Career In Retail Is The Perfect Fit For Students With A Passion For Fashion
David Cadiente
Working for a retailerdoesn'tonly mean folding clothes and ringing sales up at the register. Imagine this: A flight to Paris. A seat...
Read More »
The Perks Of Starting Your Career In Retail
Rebecca Cave
  June Doyle-MacLean, the Manager of National Field Recruiting at Reitmans (Canada) Ltd., has worked in retail across Canada for...
Read More »
Ryerson University Retail Management Student Clears Up Misconceptions About Retail Jobs
Rebecca Cave
Ryerson University retail management student Shanon Virdi was on hand at the retail career fair in February 2010 to help organize the...
Read More »
Retail Has Jobs For Everyone, Not Just Retail Management Graduates
Rebecca Cave
  Everybody thinks that retail is just working in a store as a sales associate, but that isn't necessarily truethe retail...
Read More »

New Videos

Retail Career Tips From A Buyer In The Apparel Industry

Jennifer Goliss, the Director of Marketing of the Ryerson Retail Alumni Association and an Assistant Buyer at a leading apparel retailer, says in-store experience, internships and networking are key to a successful career in retail. Read More »