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JOB SECTORS Retail Introduction This factsheet contains useful information to assist you in your career planning and job seeking. This sector has the following main areas: §
Buying
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Selling
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Retailing
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Logistics and Transport
Type of Jobs The following are examples of the type of jobs in this sector: § § § § § § §
Bookseller Call Centre manager Commercial art gallery manager Customer service manager Dispensing optician IT sales professional Medical sales representative
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Purchasing manager Retail buyer Retail manager Retail merchandiser Sales executive Visual merchandiser Warehouse manager
Research a career Use the websites below to:
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Find information and industry news to help you find out about a career or job sector Find out about a particular job such as: þ Typical work activities þ Career development
Professional Bodies and Key Organisations
þ Salary
þ Entry requirements
þ Training
þ Typical employers
Content
Link
Professional Bodies Key websites Careerplayer Video presentations about a variety of careers Inside Careers Careers information, advice and vacancies Job Crowd Employee job reviews of their job and employer National Careers Service Search job sectors and occupational profiles. Prospects Higher Education's official careers website
ü Careers info ü Job profiles
www.careerplayer.com
ü Careers info ü Industry news
www.insidecareers.co.uk
ü Careers info ü Industry news
www.thejobcrowd.com
ü Careers info ü Job profiles
https://nationalcareersservice.dir ect.gov.uk/
ü Careers info ü Job profiles
www.prospects.ac.uk
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Content
Skill - National bureau for people with disabilities Opportunities for people with any kind of disability training and employment
ü Careers info
British Retail Consortium
ü Directory
The lead trade association representing the whole range of
ü Industry news
retailers. Useful information about the industry.
Link
www.skill.org.uk
www.brc.org.uk
British Shops and Stores Association Recognised as a lead trade association within the independent retail sector, where it focuses on the small and medium sized business - the site provides useful information about the industry.
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Industry news
Institute of customer service Website has information on professional training and qualifications.
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Industry news
This site provides information about the food and grocery
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Careers info
industry.
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Industry news
Includes advice on getting into sales jobs
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Careers Info
Fashion and Retail Personnel
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Careers info
Includes job profiles.
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Industry news
Recruitment for the retail industry, Includes job profiles.
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Careers info
Purcon
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Careers info
Recruitment agency website, also has careers information.
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Industry news
Retail Moves
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Careers info
UK retail job specialists. Site includes a resource section.
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Industry news
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Directory
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Industry news
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Careers info
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www.retail-week.com
The Appointment
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Organisations
www.theappointment.co.uk
British Retail Consortium
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Organisations
www.brc.org.uk
www.bira.co.uk www.instituteofcustomerservice. com
Institute of Grocery Distribution www.igd.com
Organisations Aaron Wallis http://tinyurl.com/aaronwallis www.fashionpersonnel.co.uk
In Retail www.inretail.co.uk www.purcon.com www.retailmoves.com
Supply Chain Online Search for recruiters and jobs
www.supplychainonline.co.uk
Supply Management.com Useful information about the sector. Includes jobs info.
www.supplymanagement.co.uk
Magazines, journals and publications The Appointment
Drapers Retailer Retail Week
www.theappointment.co.uk www.drapersonline.com www.brc.org.uk/brc_theretailer.a
Directory
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Content
Supply Chain Online
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Recruiters
www.supplychainonline.co.uk
Find training and study The following websites contain information on training or further study to help you pursue a career path. Professional Bodies and Key Organisations
Link
European Institute of Purchasing
www.eipm.org
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Graduate Prospects Institute of Customer Service Target Jobs
www.cips.org www.prospects.ac.uk/search_courses.htm www.instituteofcustomerservice.com www.targetcourses.co.uk
Find a job or work experience The following websites contain information where you can search for jobs or work experience. Organisations and Agencies
Aaron Wallis Drapers Fashion and Retail Personnel Purcon Retail Week Supply Management
Link www.aaronwallis.co.uk/graduate-sales-careers.aspx www.drapersonline.com www.fashionpersonnel.co.uk www.purcon.com www.retail-week.com www.supplymanagement.co.uk
Jobs Boards The Grocer In Retail Retail Moves Supply Chain Online Talisman
http://jobs.thegrocer.co.uk/jobs/ www.inretail.co.uk www.retailmoves.com www.supplychainonline.co.uk www.talismanretail.co.uk
Top ten retail employers John Lewis Partnership Abercrombie & Fitch Arcadia Group Marks and Spencer Tesco House of fraser Boots The Co-operative Lidl
www.jlpjobs.com www.anfcareers.com www.arcadiagroup.co.uk www.marksandspencer.com www.tesco.com www.houseoffraser.co.uk/ www.boots.com www.co-operative.jobs/ www.lidl.co.uk
Groupon Top retail employers
www.groupon.co.uk http://targetjobs.co.uk/uk300/retail
Links Search for Retail Stores
Job Applications Search via company. Includes an Interview section with links to companies and their interview process. Also lists possible interview questions
www.britishcompanies.co.uk/highstreet.htm www.jobapplications.co.uk
Action Points
§ Find work experience by contacting local companies to see if you can volunteer, work shadow or participate in a work placement
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