Pluspunten
The best thing about being a pawnbroker, is that you're virtually *every* retail position in a single role. You'll gain experience as a cashier, a customer service representative and commissioned salesman; a stocker and merchandiser. Essentially you are a consultant looking out for the best interests of your customer's financial needs, evaluating their offered possessions for collateral loans that meet those needs. You'll work with jewelry daily and may develop an eye and appreciation for the details in gold, silver, diamonds and colored gems -- they have training programs for the assessment and work associated with these types of jewelry. If you're young and lack experience, become a pawnbroker and you'll learn as much as you ask for. 1 to 2+ years in this business will give you a solid foundation for understanding what goes in keeping a business together. This job is a launchpad in the direction of ANY work in retail. If you study a category of products at a time, by the time you leave, you're guaranteed to know yourself and what you like a little better -- what you're passionate about discussing with customers or clients. You might enjoy selling musical instruments more, or jewelry, or even power tools and other machinery. I highly recommend Cash America for anyone who just got out of high school or just wants to cover their bases and learn what they like selling and interacting with.
Minpunten
If you're looking for a job to coast along and do the bare minimum, you risk wasting a great learning opportunity. In addition, if you're not specific about what you want to learn, or what you're curious about, your manager will pull you in any and every direction to find out. Don't make it more work for them to figure you out. Be CONSCIOUS about how you want to provide value to the shop and what you want to better understand, then get specific with your manager and they'll appreciate your definiteness! If this is your first job, make money your priority. On slow hours and even on your days off and your manager is available, ask your manager for a few hours with you to cover your bases with cash handling. ANY uncertainties you have, address them. ANY subtle practices or concepts regarding money that you wouldn't know unless you asked, ask them. As a bonus, also ask these questions: 1. "If there were 3 questions you would ask yourself in order to be as effective and qualified as you are to run this shop, what would you ask? And 2. "What do you wish you asked your managers when you first started?" You stop learning when you stop asking quality questions.