Retail Jobs, Employment and Career Research and Resources

What is the best retail employer to work for? A national survey reveals the 17 retail companies that college students believe to be ideal employers. Read the Ideal Retail Employers list for 2010 and see if you agree with the "best" choices made by almost 57,000 college kids.

Find the best business books for U.S. Retail Industry Managers and Employees in 2010, according to Inc. Magazine, Fast Company and Business Week Best Business Books Lists.

Those who have the best retail jobs in the top retail companies are the ones who an outlook that is out of the ordinary and a professional contribution that is extraordinary. Get savvy strategies for finding a retail job, keeping that job through cutbacks and layoffs, and advancing your career in the retail industry here.

The 2010 Fortune "Best Companies to Work For" list included 15 U.S. retail industry companies, which also had higher than average stock returns in 2010. Get expert analysis of the significance of being a "Best Retail Employer" and the value of productive and satisfied employees in this article.

What are the worst U.S. retail industry companies to work for? Find the annual rankings of the worst retail employers according to employee surveys conducted by Glassdoor.com here.

Advice about the best retail jobs, the best retail employers, and the best retail career moves is provided by current and former retail employees who have first-hand experience. Get inside information about working in the retail industry in these "best retail job" stories.

Descriptions of the worst retail jobs, the worst retail employers, and the worst retail career moves is provided by current and former retail employees who have first-hand experience. Get inside information about working in the retail industry in these "worst retail job" stories.

With a recession comes unemployment, underemployment, and tne need for a new set strategies for your career. It's possible to succeed in any job, even if you're overqualified and underemployed. Use these tips to successfully survive a period of underemployment, and get your career back on track.

As expected many top U.S. retail industry CEOs received pay cuts in the key recession years of 2007 and 2008, although the decrease in compensation wasn't nearly as dramatic and the decrease in the company's performance for those same years, particularly when considering "hidden compensation" which included stock options. Compare recession compensation for top retail CEOs with this complete list of retail industry CEO pay cuts.

Many top U.S. retail industry CEOs received pay raises in the key recession years of 2007 and 2008, which reveals a problematic disconnect between CEO performance and pay. Compare recession compensation for top retail CEOs with this complete list of retail industry CEO pay raises.

The career path that took Frank Blake to the executive boardroom of Home Depot was unusual by any standards. Find the complete job history of one this famous U.S. retail industry exectuive leader here.

It takes more than floor sales people to run a successful retail organization. Career paths in operations, marketing, merchandising, HR, finance, and technology exist within in the retail industry. Start your retail career search with this retail organizational overview.

When searching for a job, these ten mistakes will keep you from getting hired. Get noticed, get interviewed, get the job by fixing these job-searching mistakes before they are made.