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#482
Wow, congrats and and thanks so much for going back and updating the thread. We are all very excited for you! I actually just started as a sales associate in Bloomies in Soho NYC today so I can definitely share your excitement :yahoo:
 
#484
No not LV, I wish though :graucho: Just the department store. I worked there during college and loved it, but now since the economic times are not the best for other jobs I've decided to go back to retail part-time. Do update us though on how you're loving the job!
 
#492
xxxjulybabyxxx said:
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if your down for a hard work then yeah...
pay is not good.. you have to work 12++ hours for holidays.... no comission....

do you speak different language??? if you do... more chance
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Louis Vuitton Associates are underpaid and only work on an hourly base. There are no commisions paid! If you are a part-time worker than you do not get any benefits like holiday pay, medical/dental. Also you will you be overwork since most stores are cutting cost by not hiring as many associates as they need. Just imagine having a sales goal of $150,000 w/out getting commision off it!
 
#493
alouis88 said:
I actually asked for an application at the Louis Vuitton located in the Beverly Center (CA).
- I approached, someone who seemed to be in their 40's/Sales Rep
- Long story short I asked if they were hiring, and if she had an application.. she smirked and said just turn in your resume. So, none of my questions were really answered. So once again, I asked the same questions. and she stated again, just to turn in my resume.
I thanked her , smiled and left.

-(i was dressed cute/in my opinion)- Cream color shorts.. Blue Burberry polo, and sporting' the damier azur naviglio..so i dont think my appearance was a factor in this.

I, like many others here dream of working for LV..
I currently work for Victoria Secret and have only 1 year SalesRep/cashiering there.
-but I have worked as a tutor, several times

I understand, that you need 2 years of :high End Retail: to work there.. but half the SA's I see in there do not look like they've worked in anything higher than Sears/JC penny
(no offense to any of those working or know of people working there)


Plus, they dont know half the names of any of the bags, and I do..

And like everybody else, I think I'm pretty too.. :/

So how would /i go about getting a job like this, any ideas??
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'Cute' is not really going to impress them I wouldn't think...go for a look that is professional. And I wouldn’t carry an LV bag with you...they might get the impression that you’re just a crazed LV fanatic who wants a job with them in the hopes it will entitle you to staff discounts or something. Being multi-lingual seems to be a big plus...nearly all the SAs I've come across have accents, which makes me assume English is not their only language.
 
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alouis88 said:
I apologize in advance for not responding what had happened earlier.
So this is what happened.
I first called one of my friends who is a manager at a Bebe store, and asked for some last minute tips before i turned in my resume. She told me, not to be surprised if they weren't impressed by the application, since I dont have any experience in "high-end" retail what so ever.

SO My first stop was the Lv in Century city..
As usual the store was extremely slow, and the sales associates were simply chatting it up and laughing while the security guards were trying on the sunglasses and what not.
I went up to the Sa and asked, If i could please speak to a managaer.. and she said.. theyre arent any..
I stated... there has to be at least one.. whether it be the accessories manager..or anything.
and she said no.. what was the reason I wanted to speak to the manager for..and i said to turn in my resume, (by the way i was extremely polite and courteous).. she said let me have it.. and said..ill give it to her when i have a chance.. And as she walked into the back.. I saw her fold my resume in half.. what a b**Ch ..im like ouch.

So next.. I drove a little east towards the Rodeo Drive LV..
there i was fortunate enough to turn my application to a manager, but she simply smiled..got my resume..and set it down..she seemed very uninterested... but i still thanked her for the opportunity ...so i walked over to gucci.. burberry.. BCBG..coach..and turned in my resume there as well.

I then drove over to the Lv @ the beverly center... as usual when i asked one of the SA's for help they were very rude.. and brushed me off.. so i finally was able speak to one of the managers..she was busy at the time doodling on a paper.. like seriously scribbling.. she got my resume.. and placed it down.. didn't even look it and and that was all.. i thanked her as well

then I drove over to The LV in Hollywood.. I first spoke to the cashier..and asked if i could speak to a manager..to turn in my resume..as soon as i said that she snatched it from my hand,.,. and said ill do it.. i snatched it from hers..and said..thank you very much but id prefer to do it personally.
She "mad-dogged" me .. and called one of her managers..right before the manager stepped out..the SA told her manager something in the ear about me and giggled....so i mentally though..uhoh.. But long story short I was able able to click with the manager.. Thee best out of all the other managers SA's i dealt with that day .. but she said they were already fully staffed at her Lv..


so I left the boutique @ 4-.. and was suppose to be at work by 5.. and those of you who live in California..already know that the freeways are a parking lot.. So I ended up getting to work @ 6:15..an hour and 15 minutes late. I was punished, but didn't really mind, since I was in my LV coma, from seeing so many great bags/accessories in one day



So I wanted to know.. what is my next step..
Do I simply play the waiting game..or do I give them a call..
Or ???
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You should also try to prove that you can be professional in your current job, even if it might be a job you don't particularly love. Turning up over an hour late is not professional. If LV were to consider you for a position and rang your current/previous employer to check your references and found out you were unreliable, they would absolutely not hire you.


ETA...I'm sorry if I sound quite blunt - I really am just trying to be helpful though! I was responsible for hiring staff in my previous job, and I always rang the applicant's previous employers to find out what kind of employee they were.
 
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