History of Albertsons

Albertsons is now officially known as the New Albertsons and is wholly owned by Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu which is a supermarket retailer that operates 529 grocery stores. The stores are located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, California, and certain parts of Utah. Albertsons was founded by Joe Albertson in 1939 in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Statesman newspaper commended Joe Albertson for having the first store as “Idaho’s largest and finest food store”. Joe Albertson gave the customers many perks that were not seen by consumers at that time.

Albertsons offered the customers free parking, a money-back guarantee, and an ice cream shop. The first store was located at 17th and State Streets, a few blocks north of Boise. This first store proved to be an enormous success which led to Mr. Albertson opening up more stores in neighboring towns to the west, Nampa, Caldwell, and Emmett just before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

After the war the business kept growing as Mr. Albertson would drive around neighborhoods checking for areas where children’s clothing hung out on the clothes lines. The reason is because he realized that this was the type of neighborhood where his type of Supermarket would go over well. Albertson became a public company in 1959 and by 1966 he had already opened his 100th store. Finally, January 23, 2006 Albertsons sold their stores to the Supervalu, CVS/Pharmacy for $17.4 billion in cash, stock and debt assumption. Now they are known as the New Albertsons.

Hours of Operation:   Hours vary by location; usually open every day: 6:00am-11:00pm

Minimum Age to Work Here:   16 years old

Positions Available:   Service Deli Clerk, Lobby Clerk, Drug/General Merchandise Clerk, Grocery Clerk, Cashier/Checker, Department Manager, Assistant Store Director, Store Director, Buyer, Accountant, Supervisor, Computer Operator, Butcher Block Clerk, Courtesy Booth Clerk, Bakery Sales Clerk, Inventory Control Coordinator, Human Resource Specialist, Dispatcher, Quality Control Inspector, Warehouse Order Selector, Driver, Maintenance Mechanic, Sanitation Janitor, Warehouse Worker, Truck Shop Service Person

Background Check Required?   Yes

Negotiation:   Set hourly rate.   There is no room for negotiation.

Job Description/ Average Wage

Courtesy Clerk: This person works behind the customer desk helping people with returns, answering questions about products or sales. They often help out in a department if there is a shortage of employee’s. The Courtesy Clerk main function is to help customers. The average wage is $8.32 an hour.

Para-technician: This person helps out in the pharmacy keeping shelves stocked with items that are not prescription related. They also help out behind the pharmacy counter by taking payment for orders and things of that nature. In some situations they may assist the pharmacist by pulling prescriptions off of the fax machine or counting the meds when it is suppose to go to the customer. The average wage is $8.00 an hour.

Pharmacist: The pharmacist is in charge of the running of the pharmacy. That means providing care for the customers helping them to get their prescriptions filled and explaining how they are to take their medications is one of the important parts of their job. The average pharmacist earns $106,857 yearly.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package which is more fully defined in the company benefits plan.
• The benefit package includes such things as medical insurance plans, vision care, prescription drug coverage, dental care.
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance benefits
• 401 (k) plan
• Holidays/ personal days
• Vacation
• Professional liability coverage and continuing education

Atmosphere and Perks

Albertsons offers excellent working environment and with jobs feature a fun and fast-paced workplace and career growth potential. The entry level associates will get access to paid training opportunities, flexible work schedules, competitive salary, and other employment perks. Qualified Albertsons workers also get access to other job perks like 401(k) retirement plans, employee stock purchase plans, insurance coverage, paid time off, and many employment benefits.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work in this company?

Describe the skills that are considered best suited for the company.

Why should the company hire you?

What will you do in order to satisfy the customers and make them patronize your store?

How will you maintain quality customer service?

Can you work under stress?

Is your schedule flexible? Will your mode of transportation not hamper you working hours?

How long will you be working here?

How will you mingle with difficult co workers?

What will you do to resolve conflict with your manager?

Interview Tips

After the pre-interview selection process, you will be called for an interview. This will include one-on-one or panel interview depending on the number of interviewees. The interview questions will be able t your skills and abilities for the position you have applied. You need also to answer questions about your ability to handle different types of customers and co-workers. During the interview, you should convey sincerity in answering all the questions. Maintain focus and deal with the interviewer professionally. Your ability to answer questions really matters. But you do not have to worry too much if you know you are talking about who really you are and what you can really do for the betterment of the company.

How to Apply

Those who are interested in one of the positions should apply at their website:

http://www.albertsons.com/career

You may also go to one of the local stores in the area and apply for a position that maybe available in your area.