Can you apply to work at all the stores in the mall at once? or do you have to go to each store?

Question

Can I go to the info desk and fill out one application and have it go to all the stores in the mall? Or do I have to go to each individual store? The mall here is HUGE, and usually pretty busy, it seems like it would be quite a hassel to go around to every store.

Answer 1

You have to apply to each store you want to work for. The best thing to do is fill out a generic application. You can buy them at Office Depot, Officemax or Staples.

Here are some great tips:

Make sure it's filled out completely too or it could end up in the trash. You need to be able to fill out the application on the spot. Most places will NOT allow you to take it home to fill out & return later. How are they to know if you filled it out yourself? If a certain area or box, use N/A, which means Not Applicable. DO NOT leave an area or box blank unless the box is a Yes or No question before it. Make sure you have all the information about your previous and/or current job available. Use MS Word or Corell's WordPerfect to create the information. You'll need the full, complete names, addresses & phone numbers of the following: elementary school, junior/middle school, high school, any secondary schooling such as college, courses taken, fly by night schools like DeVry, Maric College, etc; the names, addresses & phone numbers of ALL jobs you've worked that are worth putting on an application for that position.

Try to locate a contact person at your old job in personnel or a manager that would be willing to give you a referrence. Call your old job up & pretend you're the person checking the referrence. Ask if the dates are correct that are listed as worked there. Ask if rehire is an option. You are NOT allowed by law to ask why or why not. They are NOT allowed to volunteer it either by law. Ask if there's a manager or supervisor still working for the company that might have known you. Ask to speak to him or her, then go from there. Some former managers & supervisors are willing to write letters of referrence too. Have them mail and/or fax one to you. Find out the going pay rate for that store. Do they pay minimum wage or more? Fine tune your negotiation skills with family or friends. If you put down open, ask the employer what they would pay for a person with your experience.

Call up your friends & ask them if they'd be willing to be personal referrences. Make sure you choose friends who will give positive feedback & not share personal information. Choosing friends that you've known longer than 1 or 2 years is best. That shows the prospective employer loyalty. Make sure to get their address & contact phone number(s), cell phones are ok as contact, as long as the person who owns it is ok with it. When in doubt, ask! Keep copies of this information on your hard drive. Or, burn it to a CD or save it to disk.

Make sure you're dressed appropriate. The place may look casual, but walking into the store in jeans & your favorite tee isn't appropriate. Wear a dark colored dress or skirt. Pants are fine too. Avoid bright patterns & colors. They distract from the interview or the discussion you might have with the employee. Beware! He or she may be the manager in disguise OR have leeway with the manager or supervisor who hires. First impressions can't be repeated so make it an awesome one! Don't limp fish handshake. Make it firm but don't deathgrip either. Practice with friends or family. SMILE too. When you meet them, offer your hand, firm handshake, smile & thank them for taking the time to talk to you. Ask for a business card as you leave or grab one yourself. They have the phone number of the store on it & usually a manager or supervisor's name. Some have their own printed & those can be kept for follow up.

Carry your copies of your job, schooling & referrences in a folder, preferrably a 3 ring binder. Keep 2-3 black ink pens in the folder. Add in a few sheets of lined or blank paper and scotch/clear tape. Tape the business card to the paper. Make quick notes to follow up on. Follow up with the prospective employer in 2-3 days. Ask politely the status of your application. Give them the time frame they ask for if they've not made a decision. Then, wait one extra day & call them back to follow up again. Write down this information on the paper where you taped the business card to. Ask for a name so that if someone else is handling the apps, you'll know who you spoke to if the manager or supervisor isn't the same person.

Try not to get discouraged. Job hunting is hard work & a lot of leg work too. The right job will come along with a little patience & great follow up! Good luck to you!!

Answer 2

That is a good idea. A lot of stores delete online applications the next day. So, if a position comes available next week, your application will be long gone. If you go in person and introduce yourself to the manager, then they will not only have your paper application, they will also have you in mind when a position comes open. So many people apply online these days, going into the store will show them that you go above and beyond what others do. The exception, of course, is if they require an online application.

Answer 3

Well i think it depends on how the mall. Some malls do the central application process through one office and others allow individual stores to do their own. Call the information line for the mall and ask. I betting though that you will have to apply at each store that you want to work at individually. Many of them have different HR strategies.

Answer 4

Depends on the mall. If the info desk people are any good, they have a list of which stores are hiring, and you can use that as a guide for which stores to go to. Usually, though, stores in malls are corporate-run, which means they have their own applications that must be used.

Answer 5

All the info desk can do is name any stores that have opted to put down as looking for help.

Still go to each store. Each store is a separate franchise and will have its own application. Take them home and fill them out. Fill them out completely. Attach a resume and coverletter to it and come back and turn them in. Follow up with a manager.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Unfortunately sweetie you will have to go to each individual store. My suggestion is to go around to all the stores in the mall who are hiring and pick up applications then take them home and spend a couple days filling out applications in your free time. When you are finished then return to the mall and take each application back to it's proper location.

Answer 7

If its a hassel to go to each individual store, so you really think you should be working there?? Each store is not owned by the same company, and if they were, then you would still have to fill out separate applications. why don't you go to a temp agency, fill out one application and sit on your lazy gludius maximus and wait for the agency to call you for work??

Answer 8

each store is a seperate franchise so u have to apply at each one they just rent the location from the mall so u have to fill alot of apps out,good luck

Answer 9

no you have to go to each store in the mall they do that here in michigan anyways

Answer 10

here's a tip...go to each store and asked for an application...take them home and fill them out carefully...go back to the stores and hand them your application...it saves time...