Dollar General to Host National Retail Recruiting Events
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
Recruiting Underway for Regional Directors, District Managers, Store
Managers, Assistant Managers and Sales Associates
Company Offers Industry-Leading Career Growth and Development
Opportunities, Competitive Wages and Benefits
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) today announced a series of recruiting events
seeking candidates to join its fast-growing retail chain.
Now through Sunday, September 23, Dollar General stores across 44 states
will offer interview opportunities for candidates looking to join a
company with an energetic atmosphere that embraces innovation, diversity
and teamwork. All hiring information is online and individuals are
encouraged to visit the Dollar
General Careers site to review and apply for open positions.
“Dollar General is proud of its strong track record of supporting the
growth and development of our approximately 134,000 employees across our
organization,” said Bob Ravener, Dollar General’s executive vice
president and chief people officer. “We continue to make significant
investments in employee programs focused on development and benefits. As
a rapidly-growing company that has built more than 6,000 new stores and
created approximately 50,000 net new jobs in the past decade alone, we
believe we provide our employees with a wide range of exciting
opportunities to advance within the Company. We look forward to
welcoming new candidates to the Dollar General team and helping them
achieve their career ambitions.”
Career Opportunities at Dollar General
Dollar General plans to create approximately 7,000 net new jobs in 2018
and is seeking store managers, assistant store managers, lead sales
associates and part-time and full-time sales associates to support its
retail store operations. The Company is also seeking district managers
and regional directors.
Why Join Dollar General
One of Dollar General’s key operating priorities is a commitment to
investing in its employees as a competitive advantage. In line with this
priority, Dollar General offers competitive wages and benefits,
award-winning training and development programs, parental leave and
adoption assistance benefits and a range of employee education
assistance programs including tuition reimbursement, among other
benefits. In addition, Dollar General invests significant resources into
programs focused on improving the well-being of its employee base,
including day-one healthcare benefits for store managers and the
opportunity to earn college credit after completing Dollar General’s
Store Manager Training Program.
Dollar General’s market-leading reputation for supporting the growth and
development of its employees is illustrated by the numerous members of
leadership and approximately 10,000 current store managers who were
promoted from within the Company. Further underscoring the Company’s
continued commitment to this goal is the career path Dollar General
offers to entry-level part-time sales associates, who may be promoted to
lead sales associates within six months and to assistant store managers
within a year. The Company is also well known for its inclusive culture
centered on its mission of Serving Others.
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About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for
more than 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money.
Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and
replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning
supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low
prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated
15,015 stores in 44 states as of August 3, 2018. In addition to
high-quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from
America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter
& Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark,
Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo. Learn more about Dollar General
at www.dollargeneral.com.
