Merchandising can be a good way to make some extra money for the holidays. There are a lot of companies looking for people right now. Many are good paying and the hours are flexible. Many of the projects are easy and take little training. These are the best ones if you are just starting out.

molittleton Wrote:
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> Merchandising can be a good way to make some extra
> money for the holidays. There are a lot of
> companies looking for people right now. Many are
> good paying and the hours are flexible. Many of
> the projects are easy and take little training.
> These are the best ones if you are just starting
> out.


Molittleton,

I have been trying to get a steady gig merchandising but can't seem to land one. I have had some offers and certainly have the background but so far nothing.

Where are you located? I'm in NY and some the ones the have here are either low paying with no mileage reimbursement or in some shady areas. What are some of the companies? I'm already registered at NARMS.

I've seen some with Service Merchandising but I've never taken one. To me the pay is too low and I'm not really interested in blowing up balloons. :-)

I did see an offer today for anyone to call and set their own price at Certified Marketing. You might try your area with them.

I have done some other things for them besides merchandising and they are great to work with in my area of interest.

I am in California and there are many companies here for merchandising. Some are low paying but others are ok. I have done work for Action Link, Source Interlink, HDA, Prism, RMX and Premium Retail. Most of these companies are on NARMS. You can go directly to the company site and fill out an application for many of them. Like with everything else, it takes time. But eventually you will get a call or an e-mail. In the past I have done a ot of work for Certified but have found the pay below average.

I work with Certified, but have been burned with "set your own price". I merchandise with other companies. At first, it sounded boring, but there is variety and I don't get harassed and nitpicked by merchandising companies, and I have never had a long form. I've had three-page forms, which is not common for the assignments I do, but they were just click-here/click-there. I still do both MSing and merchandising, but I have regular merchandising assignments. There is no rotation on them.

On the other hand, I've been offered some merch jobs, and as soon as they see my application, I'm turned down.

I have seen some merchandising jobs for Certified but I can never get one because they are gone when I click on them. Some of the stores Certified have is right here in this area but hardly ever is there any here in this area anymore. I would like to know where to get more merchandising jobs and I also MS as well. Please let me know if anyone knows more sites.

Thank you

I've been applying for 8 months, and can't get hired. Something on my application is turning them off.

MSJ--just register at NARMS, and you'll have access to many companies.

Sneakers,

Without any of us seeing your resume, we can't tell what it is. Perhaps a former employer is saying bad things. Maybe you could go to a temporary agency with your resume. They would probably comment on it because they get paid if you get a job. That way, you would have more chances at jobs through them plus the benefit of hearing of a way or ways to change your resume for better job hunting.

Sandra

It's not a resume, just a list of employers. I've been self-employed for 26 years, and before that I was a teacher, so there no problem with former employers. I think maybe it's my LACK of former employers that they could contact. I have to give customers as references. And how qualified do you have to be to restock shelves? A moron could do it, and many moronic salespeople do.

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I meant to say go to an employment agency, rather than a temporary agency. Sneakers, I recommend that you do try to write out a formal resume. Make a list of accomplishments. Perhaps your references are people who give boring comments. Not all "references" are good references, even if they are good people who adore you. Maybe your employment record creates a lot of work for the people doing the background checking, and this doesn't work in your favor. For references, go to people who've known you a long time, especially if you've worked with them on a community project. Tell them what you need specifically (such as what kind of information on the reference) and ask them to write a reference that you can keep for several types of applications. If they don't like to write, ask them to tell you what they will put on it, then write it for their signature. I was self-employed for over 27 years before becoming a teacher, and I still do outside assignments in merchandising and mystery shopping regularly. (In my home-based business, I wrote resumes.) I know what you mean about the unique position of the self-employed. I have done a lot of volunteer work, too, so I had references, which I need to update someday, from prominent people in our semi-rural community who could vouch for my character and abilities.

I have a career counselor know who's helping me out in several areas.

Good. I'm sure you had already thought of all the things I mentioned. I was just trying to be helpful. I hope it works out for you.