Both times I was hired as part time/seasonal.
First time was in 2005 I was 19 years old. Best Buy was my first job and I loved it. Loved electronics and working with people and matching them with solutions that fit their needs. There is no greater reward than people actually THANKING you for helping them spend money. I take it as a symbol of pride when customers only want to deal with me or someone from my team because they have absolute trust that their money will spent on something that will enrich their everyday lives.
So I started seasonal in Digital Cameras, from there was promoted to permanent part time in Wireless (cell phones, iPods, etc.) and then I became the "Wireless/DI Expert" which was a position that meant I was an expert of both departments, which was my full time promotion. From their I switched stores to do what's called Best Buy For Business
Me in 2005
Me in 2007 Best Buy For Business
I did that until I left the company in 2009 to join Sony as a floor manager in their newly launched Sony Style retail stores.
From there I Joined the Army for three years. But my goal was always to eventually come back to Best Buy and finish what I'd started. However. When I left the army in late 2013 all of my old contacts had either moved on or left the company so I had nobody to vouch for me. My only choice what's to start right back at the bottom as a part time employee, so I accepted a position with my old store.
Within a month I had the highest IST (Individual Sales Tracker) of any employee. From there I was promoted to Team Lead and two months later I was promoted to Geek Squad Manager. After 6 months I was promoted to Specialty Sales Manager, which means I am in charge of 40% of the stores revenue ( Phones,Tablets, Portable Audio, and Health & Fitness)
Me as Geek Squad Manager giving an award to an employee
