Limited-Duty Bookseller (Temp)

Half Price Books; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Reliable hours/shifts

Job summary

Half Price Books is hiring Temporary Limited-Duty Booksellers in a fast-paced retail environment. You will help customers find reads, share knowledge about books, movies, and music, operate the cash register, and stock shelves with new merchandise.

We offer reliable hours/shifts and an employee discount on our low-priced merchandise. This is a temporary role with opportunities for growth within the company.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and a positive attitude.
• Dependable, hard-working and independently motivated.
• Interest in books, movies, music and related media.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality customer service on a variety of tasks.
• Share knowledge about books, movies and music with customers.
• Operate the cash register and handle sales transactions.
• Shelve new merchandise and keep displays tidy.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Knowledge of books/movies/music

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 TEMPORARY LIMITED-DUTY 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 Temporary Limited-Duty Bookseller.

Every day, Limited-Duty 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, and shelving new merchandise. 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 perks such as reliable hours/shifts and 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, in the store. Are you ready to join the Half Price Books family?

Half Price Books is an equal opportunity employer.

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