The size, location, and type of Zara store affected the number of employees in it. The number of sales assistants in each store was determined on the basis of variables such as sales volume and selling area. And the larger stores with the full complement of stores-within-stores—women’s, men’s, and children’s—typically had a manager for each section, with the head of the women’s section also serving as store manager. Personnel were selected by the store manager in consultation with the section manager concerned. Training was the responsibility of the section manager and was exclusively on-the-job. After the first 15 days, the trainee’s suitability for the post was reviewed. Personnel assessment was, once again, the job of the store manager.