Bookseller - Temporary

Bookseller Temporary Position

A Barnes & Noble bookstore is a gathering place for readers and the community. As a bookseller, you are an integral member of the bookselling team at the heart of our stores. You welcome customers in a cheerful and helpful way by answering questions and consistently connecting readers with the right titles and products. You are also an essential part of the bookstore team in maintaining the attractive presentation of the store and ensuring its efficient running. You help unpack and shelve deliveries and tidy our displays. You work our registers in a quick and friendly manner, ensuring our customers receive a highly professional service.

You'll make a great bookseller if you have what we term to be good "behaviors." Expect your colleagues to demonstrate these behaviors and to hold you, and themselves, to high standards, and for your store managers to reinforce our expectations. These behaviors collectively demonstrate that you :

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Fill scheduling gaps when you are able, being flexible and responsive to the needs of the store.
• Are positive and willing in your approach to work, performing assigned tasks with purpose and energy, working hard and reliably.
• Are supportive and considerate of colleagues, going out of your way to help others on the team and showing them kindness.
• Are always cheerful with customers, consistently going out of your way to help them.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge in the store.
• Above all, show that you enjoy being a bookseller!

As a bookseller, you are part of a busy team and will be required to master the operational competencies of a Barnes & Noble bookseller. You will be trained and expected to be proficient in :

All this work requires physical activity which includes prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting and a lot of walking. You may work in other stores if you are able and this is needed, collaboratively supporting the wider cluster.

As you gain experience, you should expect your bookselling knowledge and skills to develop. Each Barnes & Noble bookstore is the product of its bookselling team. You will increasingly contribute as you develop your expertise. You will :

Above all, we expect you to enjoy being a bookseller at Barnes & Noble. As you develop and demonstrate mastery of the skills outlined in this role, you are expected to advance to the next step in the career path Senior Bookseller where you will take on new challenges and gain further opportunities for growth. You will, of course, comply with all company policies and procedures.

An employee in this position can expect an hourly rate starting at $18.00.