Devil Wears Prada Concept - Gain Experience then Get Out
Pros
Frequent travel to lead domestic fashion cities and internationally.
Cons
- Health benefits are poor, better luck to be on your spouse's health plan. - Corporate office work schedule is same as retail stores - it is expected to work on Saturdays. - Limited holidays granted off, and also 2 month black out period over Nov./Dec. - No Human Resources, Recruiting, or Training & Development departments. Individual growth and development is not a focus or even discussed. - Employees notably do not stay at the company for more than 2+ years at the corporate office. There is a huge generation gap between recent college graduates and individuals who are near retirement. Recent graduates will be promoted quickly, and then fired quickly once they do not meet expectations of sales figures. - Dillard's does not have a job posting board or website. They never recruit from the industry. Only hire those from the stores or recent college graduates. In this way, there is very little "outside" knowledge within the company. - No Policies & Procedures Handbook. This company has very little actual written material of company guidelines, and because of this policies and procedures change frequently and employees can not plan for. - Good place to work if you are interested in devoting 45+ hours. You will be given 1 position title, but will be responsible for more than 1 job - everyone has the workload of multiple people and Dillard's has no intent on hiring more individuals. Will gain invaluable transferable experience .
