Merchandising careers are just that, a career and not a job. If you are going to be successful at it this is the mindset you must have. When you look at merchandising careers as just a job you will quit long before you see any real profit.
Managing a Merchandising Career
The single most important part of managing a merchandising career is time management. You have to be an expert in this field to be successful merchandising. If you are a procrastinator like many of us are it will be much more difficult.
First off as discussed in other posts you must have more than one merchandising company in order to have enough jobs to make it profitable. For example a good plan is to first get in with Archway Merchandising. Learn all the projects you can working for them. This is a good baseline because in many areas you will be able to get the maximum amount of hours, 20 per week. You best plan is to spend at least a month getting used to Archways scheduling before you take on another company. This way you will have a good idea what town you will be in on what day, or if you live in a large city which side of town you will work.
After you become used to the hours, jobs and reporting procedures you can take the next step in your merchandising career, find another company to supplement your assignments and cash.
Certified Field Associates is one of my personal favorites. They offer flexible scheduling and you are free to take as few or as many assignments as you like, of course as I have mentioned in other posts they are slow to pay. Another good reason to be firmly established with Archway Merchandising first.
Pulling it all together will take time, patience and attention to detail. Your goals will determine how far you go with your merchandising career. If you only need a part time income to supplement other work, then stick with one company or the other. However if you need full time income or more work the programs and seek promotion.
More on promotion seeking in merchandising careers tomorrow!
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