Apple Adds Job Positions to Store Line-Up

Once again, the line-up of employee job positions at Apple’s stores is changing, this time adding two positions at the top and one at the bottom. The changes seem to focus on creating more experience at the lower-level, and broader, more strategic leadership at the top. Apple has created an entry-level Associate position for recent college graduates, allowing them to rotate among various retail assignments over a 24-month period. It appears to extend the retail segment’s annual internship program. At the top, Apple has created a Market Leader position who is “a visionary and an inspirational leader,” and a Store Leader position, who is “a coach, leader, partner, and friend.” These positions have broader responsibilities and focus on community and the store experience. This could allow the existing Manager positions to focus solely on the operational aspects of their assigned store. The company recently added the position of Expert, but otherwise has long relied on the standard positions of Manager, Genius, Specialist, Creative and Inventory Specialist to staff the stores. The new Associate position has a March 15th application deadline and requires applicants graduate from college by June. The Store Leader position requires previous regional or district-level retail experience. The Market Leader position is more demanding: a minimum of 5-10 years of senior retail store experience, preferably in a multi-store environment.Update: Apple revised the original job description for the Associate position. Previously, it seemed to refer more to existing Apple store employees, instead of outside, recent college graduates (screen shot below). The company also added an entire Web page to explain the Associate position.

This shows how the original job description was revised about a week after it was first posted.

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