GameStop to Hire Approximately 17,000 Employees Nationwide in Preparation for Upcoming PlayStation 4 & Xbox One Console Launc...
September 30 2013 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Seasonal employees to fill critical roles
during GameStop’s busiest time of year
GameStop, the world’s largest multichannel retailer of video
games, today announced plans to hire approximately 17,000 employees
nationwide as the company prepares for the upcoming PlayStation 4
and Xbox One console launches, and the busy holiday shopping
season.
GameStop Game Advisor helping customers
select games for holiday gifts. (Photo: Business Wire)
The positions GameStop is currently recruiting for include
in-store Game Advisors, consumer electronic technicians within its
refurbishment operation center (ROC), and warehouse personnel
within the company’s two distribution centers. This year’s total
number of seasonal hires is in line with the number of hires
GameStop made during the same period in 2012.
In the weeks leading up to the holidays, GameStop experiences a
substantial peak in the number of customers it services online and
within its retail stores. As a result, ensuring that there is an
adequate number of talented Game Advisor staff to support this
increase in store traffic is a priority in order to maintain the
high quality of customer service shoppers expect from GameStop.
“Providing our customers a great experience is of paramount
importance when it comes to defining who GameStop is as a retailer
and delivering the total value we offer our customers,” said Mike
Buskey, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at GameStop. “The
holiday season is our busiest time of the year, accounting for
approximately 40% of our annual revenue. As we near the 2013
holiday season, and the upcoming launches of the PS4 and Xbox One
consoles, it is critical that we attract and retain high
quality-talent both in our stores as well as in our consumer
electronics refurbishment and distribution centers.”
GameStop’s recruiting efforts for identifying and hiring
talented, hardworking and passionate employees for this holiday
season are already underway and will continue into December.
Interested applicants should visit the career’s section on
GameStop’s website, GameStopCorporate/EmploymentListings, or check
out the company’s recruiting efforts on LinkedIn, Facebook or
Twitter for a full list of available jobs, descriptions
qualifications and application details.
Seasonal jobs offer employees part-time, flexible work schedules
during the week, weeknights and weekends. In addition, all
employees will receive a 15 percent discount off select merchandise
made at GameStop stores and online-savings, which should come in
handy when buying gifts for friends and family this holiday season
or treating oneself to a new title like Grand Theft Auto V, Call of
Duty: Ghost, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, or
Super Mario 3D World.
The GameStop Associate Experience
Working at GameStop is so much more than a retail job, rather it
is a chance to interact and engage with like-minded individuals who
collectively make up the gaming culture. Whether helping a seasoned
gamer make a purchasing decision between the new Xbox One or the PS
4, or assisting a parent or family member as they navigate the
shelves of new titles to find the perfect entertainment for a 10
year old, employees play a critical role in the GameStop experience
from the minute a customer walks in the door.
In recognition of the positive impact seasonal associates can
have on a customer’s encounter with the GameStop brand, the company
also rewards those seasonal associates who truly embrace the
retailer’s commitment to quality and knowledgeable customer service
by potentially offering them full-time employment. Between 25 – 30
percent of the 2012 holiday season associates were hired on
full-time at GameStop in 2013. For the full year 2013, GameStop has
hired more than 13,000 associates in various roles across the
company.
About GameStop Corp.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500
company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is the world's largest
multichannel video game retailer. GameStop's global retail network
and family of brands include 6,505 company-operated stores in 15
countries and online at www.GameStop.com. The network also
includes: www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site;
Game Informer® magazine, the leading multi-platform video game
publication; Spawn Labs, a streaming technology company; a digital
PC game distribution platform available at www.GameStop.com/PC; and
an online consumer electronics trade-in platform available at
www.BuyMyTronics.com.
General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the
company's corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @
www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebook @
www.facebook.com/GameStop.
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