History of Waldenbooks

Waldenbooks was founded in the year 1933 and its headquarters is situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This company is commonly referred as Waldens and is a shopping mall-based chain of bookstores. Presently, they have more than 150 stores across the US.

Waldenbooks is a subsidiary of Borders Group and their products include magazines, maps, comic books and gift cards. They also offer video game and software chain as well as children’s entertainment.

Job Descriptions and Wage Averages

Store Manager: You will be the one to monitor the cleanliness and orderliness of the store as well as to check the proper arrangement of the products to make sure that the customers have an easy access to important supplies and information that they needed as well as to maintain services, facilities, stock,   supplies and inventories updated and available. The average wage for this job ranges from $39,000 to $42,000 a year.

Assistant Manager: An assistant manager will be the one to provide the most supervisory support to the routine administration of company’s operations. You will also perform several tasks that the manager will assign to you such as hiring and firing of individuals, constructing work schedules as well as finalizing sales transactions. The average wage for this job is $10.43 an hour.

Customer Service Representative: You’re going t build a lasting relationship with the customers of this company as well as to provide them the right and accurate information that they needed as they make queries about the products and other services that the company offers. You must also learn to manage their complaints and help in solving their problems and objections. The average wage for this job ranges from $9 per hour.

Bookseller: You’re going to assist the clients in locating their desired products and offer suggestions on other products available. As a bookseller, you must be familiar with the available stock and promote it to the customers. You will also process their orders and book reservations as well as to manage mail order and other means of customers’ interaction and communication. The average wage for this job is $7.17 per hour.

Keyholder: You are responsible in opening and closing the store assigned to you and will check its security measures as well the works of the staff if the manager is not around. You will also perform other customer service related duties such as answering the questions of the clients and assisting them with their needs. The average wage for this job is $8.58 an hour.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Same-Sex Domestic Partner coverage
• Dental
• Prescription drug program
• Vision Coverage
• Basic Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Business Travel Accident
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Merchandise Discount
• Borders Group Foundation
• Adoption Assistance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Natural Alternatives
• Long-Term Care
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Ownership Benefits

How to Apply

You can search for their present job vacancies by clicking the link on the bottom of this page. This will lead you to their careers page where you can search for more information about Waldenbooks as well as their career opportunities.

http://www.borders.com/online/store/BGIView_careers

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