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Guest Advocate roles at major retailers qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires employers to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available. Foreign professionals in customer experience and guest services can pursue lawful permanent residency through this pathway, making it a stable long-term alternative to temporary work status.
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STARTING HOURLY RATE / SALARIO POR HORA INICIAL: $19.25 USD per hour
ALL ABOUT TARGET
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
ALL ABOUT ON DEMAND
You can work as much or as little as you like as an On-Demand Team Member (TM) and your schedule may vary depending on shift availability and store needs. This role is ideal for those that are looking for a personalized work schedule.
As an On-Demand TM, you will not be included on the posted weekly schedule, but rather will have the opportunity to create your own schedule by picking up shifts posted by leaders or other team members (via our myTime mobile scheduling app) that work best with your schedule.
When you choose to pick up a shift, reliable and prompt attendance is necessary.
We also ask for your active engagement by picking up and working shifts once every 4 weeks (minimum of four hours). Flexibility can be granted in certain circumstances, but you need to respond to our attempts to contact you to confirm your interest in working shifts at Target. If you do not respond to our attempts at contact, your employment may be terminated. Additionally, if you do not work at least one shift within 5 months, your employment with Target will be administratively terminated.
Your communication and ability to work when our business demands it most are critical to your success in this role.
Should you be offered a position as an On-Demand TM, you will be required to attend a Target Welcome orientation and commit to a short-term structured training schedule to ensure you are properly prepared for your new role. After that, the myTime mobile scheduling app is where you can pick up the shifts you desire to work.
ALL ABOUT SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT
Advocates of guest experience who welcome, thank, and exceed guest service expectations by focusing on guest interaction, loyalty enrollment and store cleanliness. Advocates of both in-store and digital services and solutions who are knowledgeable about capabilities and features that drive adoption, usage and ultimately guest loyalty. Empowered to make shopping quick and easy for guests at the checklanes, guest services, gift registry, pick-up and drive up while ensuring exceptional quality.
At Target, we believe in our team members having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Guest Advocate can provide you with the skills and experience of:
- Communicating and interacting with guests to build a welcoming guest experience
- Blending problem solving and decision making to positively impact the guest experience and resolve guest concerns
- Adapting to different guest interactions and situations
- Promoting and engaging around various benefits, offerings and services
As a Guest Advocate, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:
- Create an Easy, Inspiring, and Friendly guest experience by delivering on the following commitments
- Greet:
- 10ft: be friendly – smile, make eye contact, or wave
- 4ft: greet the guest, smile and initiate a warm, helpful interaction
- Help guests find what they need and/or resolve issues to ensure a smooth, easy shopping experience
- End every guest transaction with a sincere thank you
- Actively support team efforts and assist peers in other areas while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude
- Adjust to business and guest needs to deliver an easy and inspiring guest experience
- Demonstrate a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience by delivering the service standard.
- Scan and bag all guest items efficiently, accurately and in compliance with food safety standards and company best practices.
- Work efficiently to minimize guest wait time while maintaining guest service and accuracy.
- Make the guest aware of current and upcoming brand launches, store activities and events.
- Know and speak to the benefits of Target Loyalty programs with every guest and assist with application, sign-up, and sign in as needed.
- Be familiar with all fulfillment services, and know how to direct the guest to enroll, activate and use them.
- Understand and show guests how to use Wallet and the other features and offerings within the Target App.
- Attempt every return and follow register prompts, partnering with immediate leaders as needed to help solve issues for the guest while following Target’s policies and procedures.
- Partner with leaders as needed to de-escalate any situations and recover the guest shopping experience while following Target’s policies and procedures.
- Deliver easy and accurate service to all Order Pick Up, Drive Up, and Registry guests.
- Maintain a clean, clutter free work area (including gathering abandoned items, baskets, and hangers).
- Stock supplies during store open hours while being available for the guest.
- Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance.
- Work in a safe manner at all times; comply with all safety policies, best practices, and training; report hazards and correct where possible.
- Support guest services such as order pick up (OPU), Drive-up (DU) Orders, DU Returns and maintain a compliance culture while executing those duties, such as compliance with federal, state, and local adult beverage laws.
- All other duties based on business needs.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This may be the right job for you if:
- You enjoy interacting and helping others – including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with.
- You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success.
- You are open to working a flexible work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays and other peak shopping times).
The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Guest Advocate. But, there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:
- Communicating effectively, including using positive language and attentive to guests needs
- Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and other team members
- Attention to detail while multi-tasking
- Willing to educate guests and engage around products and services
- Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed
- Work both independently and with a team
- Resolve guest questions quickly on the spot
We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect:
- Accurately handle cash register operations, cash transactions, and support cash office operations as needed.
- Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving product up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others.
- Flexibility when picking up shifts (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) to help meet store needs.
- Active engagement by picking up and working shifts as well as responding to our attempts at contact. You must work at least one shift within 5 months or you will be administratively terminated.
- Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties including but not limited to Drive-Up, carryout, etc.
- Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift (shift length may vary).
Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
Target will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
Applications for this role are accepted on an ongoing basis and there is no application deadline. Las solicitudes para este puesto se aceptan de forma continua y no hay fecha límite de solicitud.
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Match your credentials to the right EB category
EB-3 covers Guest Advocate roles requiring a bachelor's degree or at least two years of relevant experience. If you hold a bachelor's plus five years of progressive customer service or retail management experience, you may qualify for EB-2 instead, which can mean shorter wait times for some nationalities.
Look up prevailing wage before you negotiate
Your employer's PERM filing must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for Guest Advocate roles in your specific metro area. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage tiers before entering salary discussions, so your offer won't delay or derail the PERM.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate's verified listings
Target employers with a documented history of green card sponsorship for customer-facing roles. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, searchable by role and location, so you can focus your applications on companies already familiar with the PERM process.
Understand the recruitment test before your offer letter
PERM requires your employer to run a formal recruitment campaign and document that no qualified U.S. workers applied. Ask hiring managers whether their legal team has completed PERM filings before for similar roles, because inexperienced sponsors often underestimate the DOL's documentation requirements, which can add months to your timeline.
Secure your priority date as early as possible
Your priority date is set when PERM is filed with DOL, not when USCIS approves your I-140. For nationals of India or China, priority date backlogs can be significant. Filing early, even before you feel fully ready, locks in a date that stays with your approved I-140 if you later change sponsors.
Gather role-specific O*NET documentation for your PERM
PERM requires a precise job description tied to a Standard Occupational Classification code. Pull the O*NET profile for Guest Advocate or the closest matching occupation and verify your day-to-day duties align with the listed tasks. Mismatches between your offer letter and O*NET can trigger a DOL audit.
Green Card Guest Advocate: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Guest Advocate role qualify for EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Yes. Guest Advocate positions typically qualify under EB-3 as either professionals with a bachelor's degree or skilled workers with at least two years of experience. The employer must file a PERM labor certification with DOL, advertise the position according to DOL recruitment rules, and demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available before USCIS will approve the I-140 petition.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to lawful permanent residency, not a temporary status. There's no lottery, but there are per-country numerical limits that can create priority date backlogs, particularly for Indian and Chinese nationals. The PERM process also requires a formal DOL recruitment test and prevailing wage certification, steps that don't exist in the H-1B visa process.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Guest Advocate positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship histories, searchable by role type and location. This lets you identify companies that have already navigated the PERM process for customer-facing roles, rather than applying broadly and discovering late in the hiring process that an employer has never filed a PERM before.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
If you change employers after your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days, AC21 portability allows you to continue your adjustment of status case with a new employer in the same or a similar occupation. Separately, an approved I-140 petition can allow your original priority date to carry over to a new employer's fresh I-140 filing, protecting your place in the queue.
Does the Guest Advocate job description affect the PERM filing?
Yes, significantly. DOL requires the PERM job description to reflect your actual duties and align with the Standard Occupational Classification code your employer selects. Reviewing the O*NET occupation profile for your role before your offer letter is finalized helps ensure the description is accurate and defensible, reducing the risk of a DOL audit or denial.