City Sports Store Hours
The City Sports hours differ quite a bit among the various City Sports locations, so it is best to use the City Sports store locator on the official website to find the exact hours of operation of the store you are searching for.
City Sports Contact Information
City Sports official site: www.citysports.com
City Sports is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and it operates stores on the East Coast. If you need to find the specific contact details for one of the City Sports locations, then use the City Sports store locator on the official site and you will be presented with the address, phone number and City Sports hours.
If you have any questions regarding the City Sports products, the shipping details or any other topics, you can reach the company’s customer support office at:
- e-mail – send your email at onlinecustomersupport (@) citysports.com
- phone– call 988.2580 from Monday to Friday 9:00 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Minimum Age for Employment at City Sports
If you are interested in City Sports employment, then you need to know that all candidates for City Sports careers need to be at least 18 years old in order to be eligible for the City Sports application process.
City Sports Employment Opportunities
There are opportunities for City Sports careers in all the City Sports locations or in the company’s corporate sector.
The In-Store City Sports careers are Key Holder, Footwear Specialist, Sales Associate, Sales Associate – Community Marketing Specialist, Management Trainee, Assistant Manager.
The company’s corporate sectors includes City Sports careers such as Category Manager, Merchandiser Planner- Apparel, e-Commerce Merchandise Analyst, Payroll and Human Research Specialist, Contact Business Analyst.
If you want to send a City Sports application, then read the following section about every step of the City Sports application process.
City Sports Application Process
The City Sports application process has been simplified so that it is accessible to all the candidates interested in City Sports careers.
The first thing you need to do is go to the City Sports careers page and browse the available positions and their application status in the following categories:
- City Sports Jobs in New England
- City Sports Jobs in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC
- City Sports Jobs in Pennsylvania
- City Sports Jobs in New York City and New Jersey
- City Sports Jobs in the Corporate Sector and Distribution Center
Choose the appropriate category of the City Sports application online page according to the place where you are interested in working.
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Then you will be presented with a list of all the City Sports stores in your chosen location where you can send City Sports applications to for the available City Sports careers.
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Click on the City Sports jobs you are interested in to read the full job descriptions and take your time to review the responsibilities of your chosen City Sports careers.
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Then read the instructions for the City Sports application process. Please note that there is no City Sports application portal available and that the only thing you need to do in order to apply for one of the City Sports careers is to send an e-mail to hrmanager (@) citysports.com with you resume.
You will have to include the specific position for which you are submitting your City Sports application, as well as the City Sports store where you would like to work.
If you are applying for one of the Sales Associate City Sports jobs, please note that you have to download the City Sports job application form, fill it out and then e-mail it to hrmanager (@) citysports.com.
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As you can see, the City Sports job application form is quite easy to fill out. You will need to include the basic information in your resume in the following categories:
- Personal Information – include your full contact details
- Where have you worked before?- include your previous workplaces, your positions and the duration of the collaboration
- Education and Training – include brief details about your academic training
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- More about your employment history – you need to specify whether or not you have ever been dismissed or forced to resign from any of your previous workplaces and it you have, you need to relay the circumstances
- Permission to work – you need to specify whether or not you can provide evidence of your legal right to work in the U.S.
- References – you can include as many as two people for this section, who could corroborate the information you have included in your City Sports job application and who can provide a description of your professional abilities
The last step of the City Sports job application form entitled “All about you” includes three questions that you need to provide short answers to:
- Why did you pick City Sports?
- What would make you a great choice for City Sports?
- What athletic experiences have you had?
These are preliminary interview questions that will help guide the Human Resources specialists in regards to your City Sports job application.
You should also be aware of the fact that the City Sports careers in the Corporate sector abide by the same City Sports job application process and that you need to send your resume to the same e-mail address, hrmanager@citysports.com.
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If you are interested in one of the In-Store City Sports careers, then you can also go to the City Sports store where you would like to work and talk to one of the managers in regards to the available positions.
Depending on the policy of the store, you will either be advised to send your resume to the City Sports careers e-mail address or you will be provided with City Sports application form that you can fill out on the spot.
Make sure to read out Application Tips sections to find more tips for applying at City Sports.
Available City Sports Careers
Whether you are applying for one of the In-Store City Sports careers or for one of the City Sports Corporate positions, make sure to read the job descriptions carefully before submitting your City Sports application.
Sales Associate – Job Description and Duties
The Sales Associate position is one of the entry level City Sports jobs and it entails communicating with the customers and making sure that they are having the best possible shopping experience at the City Sports store.
The Sales Associate will also conduct all of the transactions necessary for the customers’ purchases and will contribute to merchandising, so as to make sure that City Sports displays are maintained flawless at all times.
Sales Associate – Salary and Compensation
As this is one of the entry level City Sports jobs, the starting salary is an hourly hate of $8.00, but it can get as high as $11.00 as the employee perfects his/ her skills.
All full-time City Sports employees are eligible for the standard benefit pack offered by the company.
Footwear Specialist – Job Description and Duties
This is another one of the entry level City Sports careers and it is aimed at candidates with outstanding communication and sales skills.
The main responsibility of the Footwear Specialist is to help the customer choose the best City Sports products according to his/ her criteria.
The Footwear Specialist will conduct a gait analysis for all the customers who agree to the procedure and then he/ she will provide them with several options from which they can choose their favorites.
Footwear Specialist – Salary and Compensation
As this is another one of the entry level City Sports careers, the starting salary is $8.00 per hour, but this rate is then increased to as much as $11.00 according to the performance of the employee.
Additionally, the Footwear Specialist position comes with a comprehensive benefit pack for all full time City Sports employees.
Payroll and Human Resources Specialist – Job Description and Duties
The Payroll and Human Resources Specialist will use the Kronos time and attendance Ultimate Software (Ultipro) specialized system for processing weekly the payrolls for City Sports employees. He/ She will handle all of the adjustments and deductions necessary for the payroll.
He/ She will also coordinate the City Sports benefits system for the employees, as well as the Ultrapro section of the training process for Retail Managers.
The Payroll and Human Resources Specialist will constantly update the City Sports careers page with new employment opportunities according to the company’s needs for new employees. He/ She will also process all of the City Sports applications that candidates send in, so as to select the best possible candidate for the City Sports jobs.
Payroll and Human Resources Specialist – Salary and Compensation
An official salary for the Payroll and Human Resources Specialist has not been disclosed, but City Sports provides fair wages for all of its employees, so the job is definitely worth looking into. As this is one of the full time City Sports careers, it also includes a ample benefit pack.
City Sports Careers in Management
City Sports Managers are people with outstanding organizational and leadership skills who lead by example. The company’s hiring policy for management City Sports careers greatly relies on promoting its best employees from entry level positions.
Assistant Manager – Job Description and Duties
The Assistant Manager will work alongside the City Sports Store Manager, as well as the Payroll and Human Resources Specialist and will oversee all of the operations in the City Sports store, so as to make sure that everything is running perfectly.
He/ She will be implicated in the City Sports hiring process and will choose the best possible candidates for the various City Sports careers according to their skills and qualifications.
Then, the Assistant Manager will contribute to the training of the employees and will always be an example of professionalism for them. He/ She will intervene when more complicated interactions with the customers arise.
The Assistant Manager is also responsible for the City Sports store inventory and will oversee shipments and stock.
Assistant Manager – Salary and Compensation
The starting salary for the Assistant Manager position is an annual rate of $29,000 and according to the development of the employee, it could be increased to as much as $32,000.
The average base salary for this City Sports management position is $30, 600, but aside from this base rate, the Assistant Manager will also receive special bonuses according to his/her performance.
Benefits at City Sports
Benefit packs generally vary from one City Sports store to another, but the basic benefit pack that full time employees are entitled to at City Sports (according to a set of eligibility criteria specific for the City Sports store) includes the following:
- Employee Discounts – these are available to part-time City Sports employees as well
- 35% off for City Sports corporate employees
- 20% off for City Sports In-Store employees
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Healthcare Plans
- Flexible Work Hours
Basic City Sports Application Tips
The City Sports application process is rather straight forward and candidates can apply extremely easily to all of the City Sports careers. All you need to do is send an e-mail with your resume to hrmanager (@) citysports.com.
This means that your resume needs to be flawless. In order for you to achieve this goal, you need to review it thoroughly before uploading it to your City Sports application. Be very careful to include any piece of information regarding both your professional and your academic experience that could be relevant to the City Sports application process.
To do so, try reading your resume once again, so that you know everything you have included in the current version. Then analyze every one of the responsibilities of your chosen City Sports career and think about additional professional experiences that you might have had that could demonstrate that you are a solid candidate for City Sports employment.
If you are applying for the Sales Associate position, then you have an entirely different City Sports application procedure in front of you. You need to download the City Sports job application form, fill it out with your information and then scan it so that you are able to e-mail it to the City Sports employment specialists.
This is actually a simplified version, because you are only required to include brief data about your professional experience and education background. This means that all you have to do is take your resume and start filling out the sections of the City Sports job application form.
The only section that requires more of your time is “All about you”. You need to take your time to elaborate pertinent answers to the three questions, because these will provide your City Sports job application form with a more personal description of yourself that could prove to be extremely important to the Human Resources Department.
Think about answers that are 3 or 4 lines long, because anything larger than that will not fit in the space provided in the City Sports job application form. You should also take the time to develop several drafts before writing the final one on your application.
Advanced City Sports Application Tips
Since your resume is the only document that will represent you in the City Sports hiring process, make sure to include as many attachments as possible, such as references and any diplomas or qualifications.
Before uploading the resume to the e-mail, check the contact details once more because these will be the ones used by the Human Resources department to contact you regarding the job interview.
If you are applying for one of the Sales Associate City Sports careers, then you need to fill out every single one of the sections of the City Sports job application form and you need to be extremely careful with the questions in the “All about you” section.
Think of them as pre-interview questions and so make sure you provide actual interview answers, because these might make the difference between your application and that of another candidate with similar qualifications and professional experience.
City Sports Hiring Process Information
All the City Sports job applications sent to hrmanager@citysports.com will be processed and analyzed by the Human Resources Department initially and then by the Assistant Managers and the Store Managers, so that their collective decision provides them with the best possible candidates.
All the candidates are then called in to schedule interviews. According to the specific hiring policies of the City Sports store and to the level of the City Sports careers, the interview might be either online or in person.
Also, one single interview session might be enough for the City Sports hiring specialists to make a decision or you might need to come in for several interviews before you receive your final answer.
The entire City Sports application process might take from several days to several weeks or even months, so you need to have patience all throughout the process.
The company hires new employee according to their need for certain City Sports jobs to be filled and as such, it might take one day up to several months until you get an answer in regards to your City Sports job application.
City Sports Interview Tips
The interview process differs greatly according to the level of the City Sports careers. Entry level City Sports jobs usually only require one face to face interview with the City Sports Store Manager which is generally focused on the sales skills of the prospective employees and their knowledge about sports and particularly sports apparel.
Higher level City Sports careers usually require at least a preliminary interview session before the face to face interview, which is either conducted online or on the phone. The hiring specialists will determine the exact number of sessions according to the candidates and their need for additional assessment.
The ideal candidate for City Sports jobs knows all about sports and about how certain equipment and apparel items can improve a sportsman’s technique. He/ She has outstanding communication and sales skills and is able to work as part of team.
Your interview attire should be business casual if you are applying for one of the entry level or the mid level City Sports careers and more in the lines of a business formal style if you are applying for one of the City Sports careers in Management.
Examples of City Sports Interview Questions
City Sports interviews are focused on getting to know the candidates and their knowledge about sports, marketing and sales, so as to be able to choose the best possible ones for the City Sports jobs. Some of the most frequent questions used in the interviews are the following:
- Why did you choose to apply to City Sports?
- What is your favorite sport? Have you ever committed to a sport on a professional level?
- Do you have any previous experience with sporting merchandise?
- Can you recall a time when you have turned a negative experience with a customer into a positive one?
- How would you choose to communicate with a difficult and unresponsive customer?
- What is your availability for City Sports employment?
You should be able to provide solid interview answers to these questions and you should employ your sales charisma in order to establish your abilities to communicate with the customers and to provide them with a pleasant shopping experience.
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