I enjoyed my experience interning with Urban Outfitters because the people, company and overall worth environment was very friendly and exciting. I definitely learned a lot about what it is like to hold a position at the corporate level from one of the most well known fashion lifestyle retailers.
What I wish was different
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and do not wish for anything to have been different. My supervisors, team and department were all very friendly, patient and eager to assist me in my learning.
Advice
Do not hold back when asking questions or when asking to shadow different positions. The company understands that as an intern, one would be very curious and hungry to learn so they encourage curiosity.
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Retail Associate
May 2019 • Corte Madera, CA
What I liked
The managers!
What I wish was different
Advice
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sales associate
June - August 2018 • Carlsbad, CA
What I liked
hours were good
What I wish was different
the job was stressful and the managers were disorganized
Advice
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Sales Associate
June - August 2019 • King of Prussia, PA
What I liked
It was a creative environment and management was very nice!
What I wish was different
I wish it would have payed a little better
Advice
Show off your creative style in the interview process
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Retail Customer Service Associate
May - August 2019 • Washington, DC
What I liked
I enjoyed this experience very much. The staff are great and welcoming.
What I wish was different
N/A
Advice
Ensure that you come to work each day with a positive mindset.
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Retail Associate
June - August 2019 • New York City, NY
What I liked
I liked the family oriented staff. The opportunity for an employee discount as well as it being a pat time job so I could enjoy my summer as well as save up towards my student loans. I was also offered to be able to return whenever I was available.
What I wish was different
I wish I could've gotten hired quicker. The hiring process took about three weeks until I was officially on the schedule.
Advice
To always let people know when you are available to take hours.
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Sales Associate
October 2018 • Atlanta, GA
What I liked
Flexible hours for my university schedule, no dress code, great environment
What I wish was different
Room for growth
Advice
Great place to work while in school, but more so a place to learn and gain people skills rather than continuing long-term with the company
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Sales Associate
May - August 2019 • Carlsbad, CA
What I liked
The work expercience
What I wish was different
nothing
Advice
Its important to get a summer job
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Knit Room Intern
June - December 2019 • Philadelphia, PA
What I liked
Amazing work environment. I got to know the teams from all the brands in the knit/sweater department. I was able to design and execute fabrics for garments and learn skills in knitting I did not realize I did not know.
What I wish was different
I wish I saw more of the company during my time, but I rarely had free time to explore.
Advice
Be prepared to work long days in the studio. The job requires individuals capable of knowing how to knit on flat bed machines of various gauges.
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Sales Associate
October 2018 • San Diego, CA
What I liked
Learned great customer service skills and a very compatible work environment.
What I wish was different
Management.
Advice
You can learn so much if you give it your all.
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Sales Associate
July 2019 • La Jolla, CA
What I liked
Love the people, ability to grow within the company, amazing discounts.
What I wish was different
Management could be more stable.
Advice
Doing a customer service job is a great learning experience to know if you want to be apart of it for the rest of your life, or not.
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Accounting/Finance Intern
June - August 2019 • Philadelphia, PA
What I liked
URBN is such a unique and diverse company. It was a very different experience from my expected internships and jobs going forward as I, like most, accounting majors am planning to go right into public accounting following graduation. The URBN internship program gave me the opportunity to meet over 90 other interns in a wide-array of positions and learn all branches of the company. Additionally, an interesting part of my internship was that it was rotational; so over a 10 week period of the internship, I was able to work with different teams and different brands within URBN each week which offered me an array of learning opportunities.
What I wish was different
Throughout the summer, all interns were tasked with completing an "intern project" to keep them busy in any downtimes. In comparison to my peers, I feel as if my project was the least structured of them and I wish this had been different. Accounting, compared to some of the other positions such as social media and branding, is difficult to make tangible. I wish there had been more structure and maybe even collaboration while working on my project.
Advice
The one piece of advice I would suggest is to attend every intern event possible and to always ask for more opportunities. There is so much to learn about URBN as it is such a large company and only continues to expand (Nuuly). Interns are presented with the opportunity to meet with CEOs, recruiters, brand presidents, etc. This is something I definitely suggest taking advantage of.
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Sales Associate
April 2019 • Boston, MA
What I liked
-Being able to help customers
-My employees
-Company ethics
-Flexible schedule
What I wish was different
Advice
You should always have the customers best interest in mind when helping them
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Planning and Allocation Intern
June - August 2019 • Philadelphia, PA
What I liked
I loved working for URBN. It has an extremely unique culture and I was able to get to know most of the interns. The program itself was very well run and there were plenty of intern events that made us feel right at home. Every day was different at Free People which was nice too!
What I wish was different
Advice
Be yourself! This is a place to be truly you, and if you are not genuine it may show. Everyone expresses themselves differently and confidently!
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Sales
May 2018 • Rochester, NY
What I liked
I enjoyed building relationships with my co workers
What I wish was different
I'd have liked to receive more hours.
Advice
Working with the public requires patience.
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stylist
June - August 2019 • Oak Brook, IL
What I liked
The people I worked with, the atmosphere, the clothing
What I wish was different
Gotten more hours
Advice
Learn more about other positions than the one you were hired for
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Sales Associate
August 2017 - June 2019 • Cincinnati, OH
What I liked
Discount
What I wish was different
Pay
Advice
Capitalism is bad
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customer associate
May 2019 • Pittsburgh, PA
What I liked
The URBN culture is fun, education, uplifting, and creative!
What I wish was different
Advice
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Sales Associate
May - July 2019 • Austin, TX
What I liked
I liked the exposure to the retail world and getting to see how the "hands and feet" of a major corporation help to sustain the whole.
What I wish was different
I wish that there had been more incentives to both work better as a team, and to maintain a positive work environment. Often hourly-shift structured jobs lack any efforts to foster community, and this was no exception. However, corporate-run incentive structures would have added to my experience.
Advice
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Sales Associate
September 2015 • Roseville, CA
What I liked
The team dynamics and sense of community
What I wish was different
The store manager in my first years with the company didn't have a very good code of ethics or understanding of how to treat her employees with love and respect
Advice
This job taught me how to perfectly balance multiple tasks at once while performing st peak intensity for those talks all at once
