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Your passion for customer service and willingness to help ensures your customers look forward to coming into your store. From creating inspiring displays to helping with services, there is always an opportunity to demonstrate initiative and your passion for our products and people.\n\nWhatYouDo:\n\nCreate a welcoming environment by engaging with our customers through friendly and geniuine service to meet their needs.\nAsk open-ended questions and use your product knowledge to make thoughtful recommendations as you actively sell.\nEnsure a vibrant store by supporting store visual merchandising & replenishment standards, showing a commitment to maintaining a neat, tidy, shoppable and inviting presentation.\nLeverage key campaigns and services, such as new item launches, promotions, membership, ship-to-home, etc.\nLeverage training and communication tools (e.g., Cognition, Paper reSource, InsidePS, etc.) to educate yourself continuously on our products and services, supporting the store with this knowledge to give customers a great experience when they visit and shop.\nProtect company assets by adhering to all inventory and loss prevention standards, properly completing any inventories and initiatives.\nWork on the selling floor, which requires physical activity (i.e., prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, climbing)\n\nKnowledge&Experience:\n\nDemonstrate passion to geniuniely help people and a desire to learn about our products.\nDemonstrate ability to communicate and express oneself clearly and respectfully.\nPositive and can-do attitude.\nEnjoy working with people.\nEnergized by working in an ever-changing environment.\nListen to people and enjoy solving problems.\nCan clearly and respectfully communicate and express oneself.\n\nExpected Behaviors\nTreat customers as the first priority at all times.\nEnjoy working with people and engaging with others.\nDemonstrate initiative and problem-solving ability.\nIs a team-player with a positive and can-do attitude.\nAccept responsibility and execute all assignments correctly and with care.\nAccept coaching and feedback from others openly.\nIs adaptable and is energized by working in an ever-changing environment.\nExhibit and demonstrate initiative.\nSupport company goals and initiatives and is a team player.\nShow respect and kindness to fellow associates and customers.\n\nEeoStatement: As an Affirmative Action Employer, Barnes & Noble hires qualified people to work for its Paper Source subsidiary to perform the many tasks necessary for the success of our business and is committed to diversity in the workplace. An essential part of this policy is providing equal employment opportunity for all. All employment practices and decisions—including those involving application procedures, recruitment or recruitment advertising, hiring, placement, job assignment, transfer, promotion, demotion, training, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, benefits, discipline ,leave of absence, layoff, recall, termination and general treatment during employment—will be conducted without regard to self-identified, perceived or actual age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, religion, creed, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression (including transgender status), hairstyle, height and/or weight, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, reproductive health decisions, or any other self-identified, perceived or actual characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances, and will comply with all applicable laws.\nNotes:\nAn employee in this position can expect a hourly rate starting at $19.25.","company":"Paper Source","rawCompany":"paper source","city":"Berkeley","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T17:55:30.985Z","occupations":[{"code":"41-2031.00","title":"Retail Salespersons","slug":"retail-salespersons"},{"code":"41-9099.00","title":"Sales and Related Workers, All Other","slug":"sales-and-related-workers-all-other"},{"code":"41-2021.00","title":"Counter and Rental Clerks","slug":"counter-and-rental-clerks"}],"industries":[{"code":"455219","title":"All Other General Merchandise Retailers","slug":"all-other-general-merchandise-retailers"},{"code":"459999","title":"All Other Miscellaneous Retailers","slug":"all-other-miscellaneous-retailers"},{"code":"459210","title":"Book Retailers and News Dealers","slug":"book-retailers-and-news-dealers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sales Associate - Temp","description":"Title: Sales Associate - Temp\nCategory: Retail\nEmploymentType: Temporary\nLocation: CA - Berkeley - Berkeley - 4200\nLocationType: retail\nJobLocation: Berkeley, California 94710\nJobSummary: To be a great Sales Associate, you provide excellent customer service which is friendly, genuine and professional, and you always put the customers first ahead of everything and anything else. You make the shopping experience engaging and interactive by enthusiastically sharing your knowledge whether face to face or over the phone, helping a customer choose a special gift, unique card or gorgeous wrap. A sales associate creates enticing displays which are neat, tidy and vibrant to the customer. Your passion for customer service and willingness to help ensures your customers look forward to coming into your store. 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All employment practices and decisions—including those involving application procedures, recruitment or recruitment advertising, hiring, placement, job assignment, transfer, promotion, demotion, training, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, benefits, discipline ,leave of absence, layoff, recall, termination and general treatment during employment—will be conducted without regard to self-identified, perceived or actual age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, religion, creed, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression (including transgender status), hairstyle, height and/or weight, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, reproductive health decisions, or any other self-identified, perceived or actual characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances, and will comply with all applicable laws.\nNotes:\nAn employee in this position can expect a hourly rate starting at $19.25.","datePosted":"2026-04-12T17:55:30.985Z","dateModified":"2026-04-12T17:55:30.985Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Paper Source","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Berkeley","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"f2dd1872d9fb1de15bd80088"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f2dd1872d9fb1de15bd80088"}}