Tesco
Graduate Job Vacancies
If you have recently left University, or are
about to start your final degree year then it is likely that
you are starting to consider the working life in front of you
and the career choices you will need to make. The UK jobs
market as a whole is a very different environment to what it
was just twelve months ago, and for graduates, who all complete
their studies at roughly the same time, competition is fierce.
Graduate job vacancies offered by some of the leading UK
employers are likely to attract a high number of
candidates.
A popular target employer for Graduates is
Tesco. Being the number one supermarket chain in the UK means
that Tesco job vacancies
and graduate positions are available and are incredibly
diverse, so people from a wide variety of degree disciplines
are attracted to apply.
As you would expect from the UK’s number one
food retailer, Tesco is a major UK employer. It employs over
260,000 people in the UK and the global number of employees is
over 468,000. 2008 turnover was reported as a staggering £51.7
billion.
Tesco Graduate Vacancies – Application
Deadline
It is important to be aware that
applications for a graduate position with Tesco tend to have a
deadline of December each year.
What types of Graduate Job Vacancies are
available with Tesco?
Accountancy
Consulting
Engineering
Finance
Human Resources
IT
Law
Logistics
Marketing
Media
Purchasing
Research and Development
Retailing
Will I be based in the UK?
The majority of graduates employed by Tesco
will be employed in the UK. Graduates will be employed at Head
Office, or in a choice of stores across the country. However,
for those candidates looking to work further afield Tesco may
also have suitable graduate vacancies. Did you know for example
that Tesco now owns and operates stores in Malaysia? Tesco are
also starting to gain a foothold in the United States of
America, with stores operating under the Fresh & Easy brand
name.
Why should a Graduate Choose
Tesco?
Far from being just an ordinary supermarket,
Tesco are leading the way with new developments in shopping
from online shopping and home delivery for groceries, to Tesco
Local stores delivering a convenience style format at a local
level, to Tesco Direct offering an enormous range of non-food
products for the home and garden via an online and catalogue
format.
Such positive development means each
successful candidate will be joining a pioneering company, keen
to develop and change at an incredibly fast pace.
In terms of continued learning, Tesco offer
15 graduate programmes ranging from tesco.com, Property, and
Consumer Analysis research, and these are run by Head
Office.
In store there are programmes covering Store
and Distribution Management. Tesco also carry out a Management
fast-track scheme, where the best graduates will be trained and
mentored with the aim of running their own store within 3-5
years.
A career with Tesco is likely to be
rewarding, demanding and diverse. However, competition for a
graduate position with Tesco is likely to be fierce, so you
should speak to your careers advisor for guidance when applying
and ensure you attend any careers fair where Tesco will be in
attendance. Remember to keep checking the Tesco website for
details of Graduate vacancies (follow the “careers” link and
then see separate Graduate section). For certain Tesco graduate
vacancies you may even be able to apply on line. You can email
any questions you may have about graduate job vacancies to the
following email address: graduate.recruitment@uk.tesco.com
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