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Years of experience

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Top 5 previous employers

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Best Buy
Retail - Appliance & Electronics
Large size
Circuit City
Retail
Large size

Industries

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Size of previous employers

Examine the size of the companies Best Buy employees worked at prior to joining Best Buy.

Educational background

Fields of study

Discover which fields Best Buy employees studied, grouped by type of degree.

Top educational institutions

See which colleges and universities Best Buy employees attended.
Minnesota State University-Mankato
St. Cloud State University

Employee data

Length of employment

See how many years an employee typically spends working for Best Buy.

Age

Age distribution at Best Buy.

Gender ratio

See gender distribution at Best Buy.
GenderRatio
male73.4%
female26.6%

Top job titles

These are the top job titles at Best Buy.
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Job titleRatio
Sales Associate6.5%
Sales Consultant6.3%
Customer Service Representative6.2%
General Manager4.3%
Sales3.1%
Sales Manager2.8%
Inventory Specialist2.5%
Mobile Sales Consultant1.9%
Manager1.8%
Geek Squad Agent1.7%

Career advancement

Climb up the career ladder

How are the chances of advancing your career at Best Buy relative to the time in a position.
High
Years in positionPercentage who advanced
<124.8%
134.9%
218%
38.6%
4+13.6%

Top 5 future employers

See the list of companies most Best Buy employees moved on to.
Apple
Manufacturing - Computer, Manufacturing - Communcations Equipment
Large size
AT&T
Manufacturing - Communcations Equipment, Telecommunications
Large size

Summary

Company information

History

Best Buy Company and its Family of Brands: Best Buy is the world’s largest multi-channel consumer electronics retailer with stores in the United States, Canada, China, and Mexico. We are the 11th largest online retailer in the U.SSee more

Address

Multiple locations

Size

Large

Founded

1966

CEO

Hubert Joly

Type

Company - Public

Revenue

Over $10B

Industry

Major Household Appliances Dealers

Website

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Departments

Get a breakdown of the various departments at Best Buy, sorted by size.
FieldRatio
other occupation27.2%
Sales - Other15.4%
Computer / IT9.8%
Sales Managers & Supervisors9.4%
Retail9.4%
General and Operations Managers8%
Customer Service7.4%
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Jobs

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A: Retail Trade.
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A: The HQ is at Richfield, MN.
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A: gender ratio is 26.6% female, 73.4% male.
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A: over $10b
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A: Apple, AT&T, Best Buy, Geek Squad, Lowe's, Magnolia Audio-Video, Sprint, Target.
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A: Most of Best Buy’s employees worked for one of these companies Best Buy, Circuit City, Geek Squad, Lowe's, Target, The Home Depot, US Army, Walmart.
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A: No higher education, Bachelor of Science.
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