Temporary Bookseller

Half Price Books; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Reliable hours

Job summary

Half Price Books is hiring temporary booksellers to join our fun and fast-paced retail environment. You will help fellow booklovers find their next read, assist with buying books from the public, and provide excellent customer service.

Ideal candidates are dependable, hard-working, and independently motivated, with strong communication skills and a positive attitude. We offer reliable hours/shifts and an employee discount on most merchandise.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and a positive attitude are ideal.
• Dependable, hard-working and independently motivated.
• Enjoy helping customers and sharing knowledge about books, movies and music.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality customer service to shoppers and co-workers.
• Share knowledge about books, movies and music with customers.
• Operate the cash register and assist with shelving and stocking.
• Buy books from the public and process transactions.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Dependable

Motivated

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 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 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 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.

Half Price Books is an equal opportunity employer.

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