| If you are on this page, then you are looking for | | | | Hurricane Katrina. They also take a role in |
| information about filling out a Safeway job application. | | | | environmental leadership by recycling over 450,000 |
| This Fortune 50 company can be a great opportunity | | | | tons of material per year and buying renewable |
| with many positions available, competitive wages, and | | | | energy. |
| good benefits. There are many reasons why you | | | | Their Career Opportunity: Safeway offers many |
| should fill out that Safeway job application. Before you | | | | career choices, including those in store positions, |
| do though, let me first give you a little information on | | | | careers in management, and pharmacy careers. They |
| the company and then I am going to offer you an | | | | also offer internships for college graduates who may |
| alternative. | | | | be interested in the company. Positions are available in |
| History: In 1915, a young man by the name of M.B. | | | | both the store locations and corporate offices. |
| Skaggs bought a small grocery store in American Falls, | | | | Great Benefits: Safeway offers a choice of medical |
| Idaho. His goal was to provide customers with value | | | | plans, vision care, dental insurance, life insurance, |
| while keeping a narrow profit margin. In 1926, he had | | | | disability insurance, and a 401(k) plan. They also provide |
| opened 428 Skaggs stores and was doing business in | | | | paid vacations, sick leave, company-recognized |
| 10 states. He nearly doubled his business when he | | | | holidays, and direct deposit of your paycheck. |
| merged with 322 Safeway (formerly Selig) stores. | | | | If you picture yourself working for a dependable |
| Two years later he took his company public and listed | | | | company in the fast-paced world of retail, then maybe |
| Safeway on the New York Stock exchange. Today, | | | | this fine retailer is the job for you. Although, I need to |
| there are 1,775 stores in the US and Canada. | | | | warn you. Having worked in retail myself, a life in this |
| In the community: Safeway prides itself on giving back | | | | industry can prove to be very difficult in many |
| to the community by raising money through fundraising | | | | challenging ways. I do encourage you to look at your |
| campaigns. They have supported educational | | | | options. |
| programs, donated money for breast and prostate | | | | As always, I wish you success in your search for a |
| cancer research, donated merchandise for food | | | | job that will be rewarding and fulfilling. |
| drives, and raised money to assist the victims of | | | | |