Bookseller

Half Price Books, Records, Magazines, Inc.; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

Paid sick time

401(k)

Employee discount

Job summary

Half Price Books, Americas largest family-owned new and used book retailer, invites you to join our Bookseller team. You’ll help fellow booklovers discover their next read, share knowledge about books, movies and music, and work in a fun, fast-paced store environment.

You’ll deliver quality customer service, operate the cash register, shelve merchandise, and participate in buying books from the public. We value dependable, hard-working individuals with a positive attitude who can work

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills
• Customer service oriented
• Positive attitude
• Dependable and hard-working
• Independent motivation

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in finding books, movies and music
• Operate cash register and process transactions
• Shelve new merchandise and maintain displays
• Buy books from the public when applicable
• Provide friendly, efficient service in a fast-paced retail environment

Job description

O U R M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

"Be fair to customers and our employees,"

promote literacy, be kind to the environment

and remain financially viable so we may continue."

NOW HIRING BOOKSELLERS

Do you like books? Would you like to help fellow booklovers find their next favorite read? Do you want to find one-of-a-kind treasures that you never knew existed?

America's largest family-owned new and used book retailer, Half Price Books, is looking for enthusiastic and motivated people to work in our fun, fast-paced retail environment to fill the position of Bookseller.

Every day, Booksellers get to work on a variety of tasks, including delivering quality customer service, sharing their knowledge about books, movies, and music with customers and co-workers, operating the cash register, shelving new merchandise, and buying books from the public. Each day can be unique and filled with surprises! We're looking for people who have strong communication skills and a positive attitude. Ideal candidates are dependable, hard-working and independently-motivated.

In addition to the pleasure of working at a great place with great people and getting paid for it you'll receive a compensation package that is enhanced by benefits including: reliable hours/shifts, paid vacation and holidays, paid sick time, health insurance, 401(k), and more. Perks also include an employee discount on almost all of the already low-priced merchandise available in Half Price Books stores.

Half Price Books is a place for people who are interested in preserving, recycling and passing along information and entertainment in every form. We buy and sell books, records, CDs, collectibles, magazines, videos, DVDs and games. We believe books should fill our lives, not our landfills, so we also strive to donate and recycle what we cannot sell.

We promote from within so most everyone starts right here, as a Bookseller. Are you ready to join the Half Price Books family?

Half Price Books is an equal opportunity employer.

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