Kohl’s Careers

On Friday, February 25th, Mountainview Kohl’s hosted 60 San Jose State University Students and faculty members for a Kohl’s 101 Presentation and Store Tour.


The students were welcomed with exciting music, coffee and pastries, and each of them were given a green bag and Kohl’s folder containing company information and opportunities at Kohl’s. The morning began with a brief 20 minute Kohl’s 101 presentation, led by Courtney Graf which was followed by the store tour with 5 “stops” led by various Kohl’s Executives.


The 5 stops included in the tour were led by:
Sonny Pooni – Workload Efficiencies & Kohl’s Kiosk / Technology
Jennifer Dotson – Customer Service
Michael Avila – Merchandising/the 5 Basics
Shana Zacek – Loss Prevention / E3
Sam Miranda – Break room/Kohl’s Core Values


Each former Manager-in-Training San Jose State Alum led their group of 10 students through the Kohl’s stops, for a 40 minute tour through the building.

On Tuesday February 22nd, Kohl's Regional Vice President Tracie Wickenhauser & University Relations Manager, Courtney Graf presented “Ignite your Career Potential” to 3 classrooms, reaching over 150 students in the Mihaylo School of Business at Cal State Fullerton.


The presentation focused on how to successfully begin your career and included personal stories, tips and advice, and opportunities at Kohl’s.

Kohl’s will be back on campus March 10th for a marketing classroom panel, March 16th for an employer panel, and March 23rd at the Internship job fair!


A Cal State Fullerton student had this to say about the Kohl's presentation: “Thank you for your presentation to our class yesterday. Kohl's sounds like exactly the type of company I would like to be involved with when I graduate in May 2011.”

On February 21st, Kohl's representatives visited the University of South Carolina for the "Kohl's on the Runway" Fashion show. Students observed various presentations on Marketing Strategies, Visual Merchandising, HR, and Professional Dress.

Kohl's associates remarked about their experience speaking with students on these subjects:

"It was a great opportunity to show students the theories they learn in school being put to real life use."

The event concluded with a fashion show, in which students wore Kohl's attire, displaying various business professional and business casual looks.

Kohl's returned to Texas A&M after being off campus for several years and it was a great success! Both the University and students were very receptive and excited to have Kohl’s back on campus. The Campus Team was also excited to be able to select 11 dynamic students to move on to our First Interview Event.

Kohl's associates who were involved with this event, were excited about the recruiting process and had this to say about recruiting at Texas A&M:

"Being a former Intern and MIT for Kohl's I am passionate about the success of the process, I am so excited to be representing our company through TAMU campus events!"
– Danielle Swiney, Campus Manager, Store Manager, Baybrook #550


"Being able to college recruit and spend time with students to educate and inspire them to start a retail career with Kohl's is very exciting. It's a special time in their lives and knowing I played a part in their future is very rewarding!"
-Nikki Dispensa Store Manager, Westchase, #557

What a great turnout!

We had over 30 candidates selected for first interviews on February 23rd. Traffic was steady all day and many of the candidates had retail experience and a passion for customer service. We received some great feedback about the info session held on the night before the career fair. Our Campus Ambassador, Lauren did a terrific job connecting with the students and was able to share her personal experiences from her internship this summer. We were hoping to get more internship candidates but the majority of students were graduating seniors or MBA candidates.

A student, who stopped by the Kohl's booth, had this to say: "I love Kohl's...everyone is so friendly! I would love to be a part of the success that I see happening."

This year’s Career Fair was a great success - all students were engaged, excited, and eager! The interest level for retail management positions was very high, and students and staff were excited to see Kohl’s participating in the event. Our team was just as excited to meet fresh new talent that we may soon be developing!



Kohl's representative, Candyce Hunt, Assistant Store Manager in Austell comments, “It’s impressive to see Kennesaw State growing larger each year we come, and exciting that Kohl’s is continuing their partnership with the University. As a KSU Alumni, I’m passionate about being a part of these events.”

Students were also excited about the opportunities Kohl's had to offer:
“With the state of the economy, it’s encouraging to see that Kohl’s is doing well, still expanding, and continuing to hire. Thanks for supporting our campus!!” - Bobby Generic, KSU Sophmore

On February 10th, Kohl’s attended the ASU Career Fair. Alyssa Valdez, Regional Talent Manager kicked off the day at ASU by participating in an employer panel, in which students had the opportunity to ask various questions in regards to career preparation.

After the panel, the campus team attended the career fair. Led by Brooke Allen, the team rotated from the career fair table, to “floating” in the audience and brought in a total of 53 MIT and Intern candidates to be forward to the first round of Interviews!

Kohl's attendees included:
Alyssa Valdez, Regional Talent Manager
Brooke Allen, Store Manager/Campus Manager

Campus Team Members:
Eric Kenny, Former MIT
Morgan Ingram, Former MIT
Jenni Appleyard
Deborah Noble
Joel Hickok
Debbie Lee

If you are a student at ASU, don't forget to stop by and meet with Kohl's when the company is back on campus:
2/23 - Information Session
2/24 - First Interviews
3/1 - American Business Women’s Assocation etiquette dinner
3/7 - Criminal Justice Meeting
3/8 - ABWA Women in Business panel

Along with various other dates.


Here’s to a great recruiting season!

Kohl's Associates Craig Hamerlinck, Sean Bremer, Anna Robey and Tracy Schroder attended Iowa State's Career Fair.

The event was a success as Kohl's Associates met with great students throughout their time at the Career Fair. The amount of talent is impressive.

Kohl's Store Manager Craig Hamerlinck said,"We had a great day on campus at Iowa State! We talked to a lot of sharp candidates, collected over 50 resumes, and are looking to invite 8 MIT candidates and 16 Intern candidates to the first interview on February 25th."

On Monday February 7th, District Manager Frankie Cho presented “The 5 Roles of a Manager” to 40 students in the Society for Advancement in Management (SAM) student organization at Cal State Long Beach. Frankie spoke to the group regarding the different roles an Executive at Kohl’s would play each day and also about opportunities at Kohl’s.

Hayley Young, MIT and CSULB Alum was there to support the presentation and network with students afterward regarding MIT and Intern opportunities.

Since the organization, Kohl’s has been invited to participate in a series of additional events within the organization including Mock Interviews, Case Study competition, and other exciting opportunities!

Attendees from Kohl's included:
District Manager Frankie Cho
University Relations Manager Courtney Graf
Campus Team member Hayley Young (Former MIT/CSULB Alum)

Kohl's Department Stores attended Washington State University's Career Networking, Career Fair and Dress For Success Fashion Show. The Business Inter Council Committee & Career Center partnered with Kohl’s to plan and market the event. The audience was comprised of faculty members as well as students.

Kicking off the two-day festivities at Washington State Univeristy, Kohl's District Manager, Linda Heinen presented “You are What You Wear Workshop” to a group of students. That evening, Linda and Store Manager Gabe Galbraith attended a networking night at the Business Center. There, Linda presented and both she and Gabe discussed career options with more than 200 students. At the event, Kohl's took in more than 40 resumes.

The following morning, the Kohl's team attended the School Career Fair. Linda, Gabe and Assistant Store Manager Drew Anderson got to know students and took in another 150 resumes.

That evening Linda made another presentation to a group of more than 100 students about “Dress for Success”. The students had a fashion show and the Kohl's team talked to more students and taught them how to tie a tie.

“The professionalism of the faculty and students is amazing. It is a privilege to come to campus and find out future leaders,” said Gabe Galbraith.

The NC State Career Fair was a GREAT event! With the talent that attended for Kohl’s, we were able to show NC State Students what a great opportunity would lie ahead for them should they choose to pursue a career with Kohl’s. Although many of those attending were looking for information on career’s and internships that we did not bring with us (Marketing, Finance, etc.), we were able to connect with these associates and get them the information that they needed. This will be a great partnership with the University for years to come!

“I didn’t know that Kohl’s had so many opportunities for me to grow my career!”

The recruiting event at University of South Carolina had a great turnout of juniors and seniors. Additionally, team members from Kohl's Department Stores spoke with more than 65 eager students.

Of those students, Kohl's found 20 qualified MIT candidates and 13 internship candidates. Those students will be notified of the upcoming interviews February 21st and 22nd.

Retail students mentioned that listening to Kohl's Associates who spoke during their classes sparked their interest in Kohl’s careers. Also, members of USC’s faculty commented on how happy they are with Kohl’s presence on campus and how excited they are about the relationships Kohl's has developed.

Additionally, there is a lot of buzz with both USC faculty and students about Kohl's upcoming fashion show at the Irmo store and how the company is getting students involved.

Overall, the career fair was a great success and team members met with strong candidates that could be great additions to Kohl’s! Associates that participated in the University of South Carolina Recruiting Event include:

- Mike Autry, SM/Campus Manager
- Regina Matthews, SM
- Marvin Johnson, SM
- Jessica Lee, HR/OPS ASM
- Elyse Timmons, AA ASM