Dillard's Employee Reviews for Area Sales Manager
Browse Dillard's Reviews by Job Title →Area Sales Managers at Dillard's give their company a 3.9 out of 5.0, while the average rating for Dillard's is 3.5, making them 11% happier than every other employee at Dillard's and 5% happier than every other Area Sales Manager on CareerBliss - the happiest Area Sales Managers work for DirecTV.
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"I enjoy the personal reward and satisfaction that comes with building a successful department."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Keep a positive attitude! And if you are hired, don't let other people get you down!"
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"I dislike the negativity of the people around me! Sometimes it's hard to stay positive."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Follow through. Have less micromanaging of sales manager. Be clear about goals and guidelines, and then be consistent in allowing sales managers to work within the guidelines to reach the goals."
"Dillard's is department store retail, with a great pricing policy and a nice place to work."
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"I loved Dillard's pricing policy - no sales, doorbusters, or gimmicks. Everyone was friendly, and loyalty and advancement were encouraged."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you like retail, Dillard's is a good place to work. Be proactive about your advancement so management can work with you."
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"I was given the opportunity to move from hourly work to management, but not given much formal training."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I think that structured management training would be helpful to associates moving up to area sales management."
Average Area Sales Manager Ratings in the Past 2 Years
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $3 |
| 2012 | $3 |
"Great enviroment while in college."
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"Dillard' offered kind management and tremendous flexibility while attending college. They were quick to promote to management."
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"As in most retail, the salary was not impressive."
Average Dillard's Attributes by Area Sales Manager
"Dillard's is nice for shopping, but don't work there."
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"I like the great quality merchandise and the close management team (may be due to having to band together to survive)."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Not really, as most managers don't know how to conduct an interview, so there is not any right answers."
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"I don't like the pay cuts for hourly associates, and the good ole boy system inhibits promotions."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Get rid of useless store managers at Dillard's."
"Really, there is something better out there than Dillard's!"
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"I like the merchandise and the team."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Is it all about a job or life and family"
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"I don't like store management and above, unrealistic expectations, no life balance, and ineffective communication (listening skills, asking for input)."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Focus on customer service, both external and internal. Become part of the process, not just analytical but physical. Get to know your team and your customers. Develop positive relationships. Listen!!!!"
"Work at Dillard's only if you really need the $$."
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"The other employees at Dillard's were good to work with. I started as a sales associate working in the shoe department and was promoted to area sales manager. As an associate, I earned 9.5 percent commission, which was very good around the holidays. The store I worked in is in a college town. During the summer the town gets very quiet and the commission was very bad. When I was promoted to area sales manager the pay was more steady."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Look good when you arrive. If you are looking for a job and ask for an application you will be directed to a computer where you fill out your application. You will be interviewed when you fill out your application. As an area sales manager, I was required to interview anyone who came in to apply. Most were not expecting to be interviewed on the spot. Anyone who was dressed poorly or who didn't fit the part of a salesperson for an upscale department store didn't have a prayer."
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"I dislike the pressure to open credit applications. As an associate, you are required to open one credit application per 40 hours worked. If you didn't, then you had to attend a Saturday credit application class. As an area sales manager, you were given a quota for your department. The pressure to open credit apps was constant working both positions."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Be honest and forthright. I felt like upper management was not honest."
"Dillard's was a good place to work while I was in school."
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"I liked the flexible schedule at Dillard's."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Dillard's is a place for the students but not a career-building place."
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"There is no consideration of a person's interest."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Place people according to their skill sets."
"Dillard's is an OK place to work, with a great discount."
What do you like about working at Dillard's?
"At Dillard's, there are lots of different areas to keep me occupied."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be very in the middle on everything; don't stand out too much."
What don't you like about working at Dillard's?
"They asked a lot of me and didn't compensate me well enough."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Hire enough people to do the jobs you need done or pay people enough to do it all."
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