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Costa Coffee Application Form

Costa Coffee are a top brand of coffee shops around the high streets today. They wish their employees to have a passion for providing the best possible customer service, and to have a love for retail.

How to Apply

To apply for a role at Costa Coffee, you can download their application form which can be found on their website, or you can nip into your local shop to pick up one personally. The application form should take roughly 15-20 minutes to complete. It’s also advised to attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter to your application form, that way your potential employer has more information about you.

Interview

The interview at Costa Coffee is just a general run of the mill interview, which you will have with the store manager. Turn up 5-10 minutes prior to your interview and have a smart appearance, avoid chewing gum and your mobile phone as you need to keep a professional attitude throughout. You will be asked about any previous experience you may have, and asked a few questions like; “Why would you like to work at Costa Coffee?”, “What can you bring to us as an employee, if we decide to employ you?”. Just try to answer questions to the best of your ability, keep smiling and it also helps if you have done some background research about the company, then you can ask them a few questions towards the end of your interview.

Salary

The salary at Costa Coffee all depends on the role you play within the company, for a store manager you’re looking at a salary between £17,000 and £18,000pa, for an assistant store manager you’re looking at a salary between £13,000 and £15,000pa, and for a team member you’re looking at earning national minimum wage which is currently £6.08.

Click here to download an application form for Costa Coffee.

This is what Costa says:

QuoteThank you for showing interest in working for Costa. We hope this will give you a taste of how passionate we are about our business, along with all the information you need to make a decision about working with us. We’ve lots to tell you about our successful, fast-growing company that loves coffee.

Adidas Application Form

Adidas are willing to employ their staffs who have no previous retail experience, but you do need to have a few skills to be considered for a role within their retail stores; critical thinking, ability to develop collaborative relationships, practical problem solving, excellent customer service, and adaptability.

How to Apply

To apply to work within one of their branches, it couldn’t be simpler. Everything is done online via their website, you have free range to search for current open vacancies at your leisure, and if any of them take your fancy, you can apply within a few clicks. After filling out the online application, you can also send a CV and a covering letter along with it, just to give your potential employer more information about you. Your covering letter should be roughly half a side of A4, be set out like a formal letter with your address and contact information on the top right hand corner. You should have your first paragraph about you, your experience etc. and the second paragraph should tell them why you are interested to apply for the role at Adidas.

Interview

The interview process is quite relaxed with the store manager. It’s a 1:1 affair, but do turn up with a smart appearance just to be on the safe side. The store manager will ask questions regarding your previous experience and he/she will discuss more in length about the role requirements. Try to do some research about the company as then you can prepare some questions to ask yourself towards the end of your interview.

Benefits

Once you become an Adidas employee, you are entitled to a number of staff benefits; dental care, travel insurance, critical illness insurance and life assurance.

Salary

The salary at Adidas is quite competitive, for a sales assistant you will start off on national minimum wage which is currently £6.08ph, for a store manager you’re looking at a salary of between £28,000 and £35,000pa.

Click here to visit Adidas career site.

Brantano Application Form

Brantano are footwear retailers. They came to the UK in 1998 and opened 47 stores. They have now expanded into 145 stores across the UK. They are a part of the Macintosh Retail Group. Working for a long established company like Brantano is attractive because it can mean better job security.

Most Brantano stores are located on retail parks making them easy to get to. They keep their footwear on the shelves in pairs so that trying them on is easier for the customers and less hassle for staff. This should translate to a more comfortable and less stressful working environment for the staff working with customers at Brantano.

How to Apply

Brantano have an online careers portal where you can search and apply for jobs online. If you would rather do things the old fashioned way you can take your CV with a covering letter into your local store. Be sure to write you CV in a formal manner and include the reasons you would be a good match for Brantano.

Interview

If you are invited to an interview with Brantano you should appear well groomed and clean, wearing smart clothes like a suite or white blouse. The interviewer will try to get to know you as a person so be outgoing and confident but be yourself! You will be asked questions that asses your suitability for the role. you may also be asked if you have any questions for the interviewer. You should prepare some questions before your interview.

Salary

In-store assistants at Brantano can expect to earn national minimum wages. Managers and other senior staff will attract higher salaries and these are usually negotiable depending on experience and store location. Be prepared to negotiate your salary if you are offered a senior position at Brantano.

Click here to visit their career site to learn more.

O2 seek individuals who thrive on excellent customer service, who can meet targets and are generally a positive person. O2 is the perfect job for you if you match the above requirements and have a passion for mobile phone/broadband technology.

How to Apply

To apply to work at O2, you can search for current vacancies online or simply take your CV and a covering letter to your local store. Your covering letter should be set out like a formal letter with your address and contact details at the top right hand side of the letter, one paragraph telling them about you and your experience and a second paragraph explaining why you think you are suitable for the role at O2.

Interview

The interview at O2 is with the store manager and yourself. They will expect you to have some knowledge about the top brands of mobile phones and will ask a number of questions regarding this. They also ask you to tell them about something you are passionate about, this can be anything you like, they are asking you this to see how well you are at describing something to someone who doesn’t necessarily know anything about the given topic. They will want to know about your previous experience and how your previous roles can help you with the role at O2.

Graduates

O2 also run a finance graduate scheme, they intake annually for this. They seek the best of the best for this role and is designed to give you exposure to all areas of their ever evolving business, whilst gaining an internationally-recognised CIMA qualification at the same time.

Benefits and Salary

While you are an O2 employee, you will be entitled to a number of benefits including; childcare vouchers, a learning fund, flexible holidays, dental insurance, health cash plan, pension, travel insurance, shopping vouchers, critical illness cover, bikes, carbon offsetting and eye care cover.

The salary at O2 is competitive and will be negotiated at your interview, your salary all depends on the area of the store and your experience.

Click here to visit 02’s careers site.

Laura Ashley Application Form

Laura Ashley is a perfect company to become involved with, for those who love home furnishings, have a great eye for perfection and have great fashion sense. Do you meet those expectations? If so, then this role is perfect for you.

With over 207 stores throughout the UK, and 251 global stores, finding a job at the one close to you, shouldn’t be too hard. If its retail outlets that you’re interested in working in, vacancies are advertised in store. More of a behind the scenes role you’re after? No problem, check out their website for current vacancies in your area.

How to Apply

It’s always a good idea to have your CV up to date, with all relevant information for when you wish to apply to work at Laura Ashley, take that along with a covering letter explaining why you want to work at Laura Ashley to the store to be considered for a retail role. For anything from becoming a Print Design Assistant to a Pc/Web Developer, all vacancies can be found online, for you to apply.

Interview

If you’re successful with your application, they will invite you for an interview. One of the big questions they will ask is “Can you tell me of any knowledge you already know regarding the company and what we supply?” So you need to ensure you have done some research on the company, being stuck for words is a no go. Try to be a confident, outgoing person, be happy and make sure you listen carefully to each question you are asked.

Salary

Regarding salary for working at Laura Ashley, it all depends on which role you have applied for. For a general sale assistant, you’re looking at anything between £9,787 and £16,129, for a retail store manager, you’re looking between £16,124 and £37,444. Assistant store manager’s salary is between £10,753 and £21,622.
 
Click here to visit their careers site to apply for vacancies online.

Monsoon Application Form

Monsoon is the perfect place to work for you fashion gurus out there. Find out all the latest fashion trends while working, what more could you asks for?

Monsoon prides them for providing great customer care, so they expect all their employees to be passionate about fashion, be an all-round positive person and be a great team player.

How to Apply

To apply for a vacancy near you, it’s all done online. They also advise you to send them a copy of your CV with your application form. Make sure all your details are up to date, and feel free to tweak it a little to suit to role your applying for. It’s also a good idea to add a covering letter with your application, just to give your potential employer more of an idea of you as a person.

Interview

Your interview will start with a telephone interview, this is where you will be asked more competency based questions to see if you’re ideal for the job role, and the telephone interview usually lasts for 15-20 minutes. If you’re successful at this stage, you will either be invited to a 1:1 interview, or an assessment centre. If you’re attending an assessment centre, you will be fully briefed before your interview. Assessment centre will consist of a group exercise, where they will be observing how well you work as part of a team, a presentation which you will need to prepare for in advance and a competency based interview.

Click here to download Monsoon application form.

Homebase Application Form

Homebase jobs report very high levels of job satisfaction from their employees with their contentment levels coming from the satisfaction of the job profile and workload with reference to their remuneration. There is a job at Homebase for you even if you do not have high qualifications with regards to education or professional achievements. What matters with Homebase is the need for an employee to have an eye for décor and a desire to pursue levels of home improvement excellence with diligence. Homebase job vacancies are available across the country, so if you are interested you can get in touch with them today.

Recruitment

Homebase are constantly seeking employees who have a passion for retail, who are excellent team players and who can offer the best customer service possible. In return, Homebase will provide you with an exciting career, with a friendly work environment and excellent opportunities for professional development.

To apply, you can search on their website for current vacancies if you already know the role in which you would like. If you’re still undecided, you can look up more information about each job role via their website too.

Interview

The interview at Homebase is slightly different to other interviews you may have been involved in. At the beginning, you will watch a 15 minute long video about customer service, with many examples of bad customer service. Your group will then be split into two, one half will have a 10 minute interview with a store manager who will be looking to learn more about each of you. You will be asked questions and you will have to imagine you are already a Homebase employee and answer them accordingly. The other half of the group will be taken for a group exercise, kind of like a team building exercise where you will be asked to tell the group your name, your interests etc. You will then have to recall people’s information of what they have said about themselves so do your best to remember as much as you can.

Related: Homebase Interview Questions

Graduates

Homebase also run a graduate scheme for a sales consultant role, the application deadline for this is roughly the 5th September.

Benefits

As a Homebase employee you will be entitled to the following benefits; 24 days holiday, commission, 20% discount at Homebase and 10% at Argos, share save scheme, and pension.

Salary

Your salary at Homebase for a sales assistant is between £8,394 and £20,495pa, for a store manager your salary is between £13,250 and £63,404pa.

Related: Homebase Salary

Click here to download Homebase application form.

Screwfix Application Form

Screwfix is the largest supplier of hardware products, accessories and trade tools across the UK. With many jobs across their trade counters, their contact centre or in their head office, there’s something for every applicant.

How to Apply

Applying with Screwfix is all done online, where you can search and apply for any of the vacancies that stand out to you. You will need to take about 15 minutes or so to fill out all your personal details on your very own unique profile, you are also advised to upload a copy of your CV and a covering letter at this stage. Sending along a covering letter to the company s an extra way to sell yourself.

Interview

You should expect a 1:1 interview with a member of the management team once you get to this stage. Keep professional at all times, have a smart appearance and be polite. You will be asked general retail questions to start, for example; “Why Screwfix?”, “Do you have any retail experience?”, “What, in your eyes, makes good customer service?”. Then they will get down to the job role and what you will be expected to do. You will be asked a few health and safety questions to see how much you know, and also your knowledge about some of the products they supply, so it helps to do your homework on the company beforehand.

Screwfix take pride for working in partnership with Bournemouth, Exeter and University of the West of England universities to provide their graduate schemes. Applications for their graduate scheme are also done online.

Benefits and Salaries

Screwfix have a staff discount on products for all their employees.

For a trade only assistant, your salary will be between £12,000 and £14,000pa, a fulltime service assistant’s salary is between £14,000 and £16,000pa and management roles are between £45,000 and £50,000pa.

Click here to visit Screwfix careers.

Post Office jobs, careers and Post Office job application form thread. Please use this topic to ask any questions, share your experience and anything about Post Office careers.

You can also discuss about Post Office temporary jobs, part-time, permanent and christmas opportunuties.

click here to download an application form or just go to post office official job page and search and apply for jobs.

good luck..

QuotePost Office Limited has the largest Post Office network in Europe and the biggest retail branch network in the UK.

Career opportunities exist across the UK in a wide variety of jobs from frontline positions through to management posts.

At times we have head office vacancies – both staff and management – in Operations and Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing and Direct Sales, Sales and Service and Banking and Financial Services.

On the frontline we have positions for people who’d like to work behind the post office counter, work for Cash Services or who’d like to become a subpostmaster or mistress or own a franchise.

In return for your commitment, we can offer you a competitive salary plus all the training and development you need to reach your full potential.

London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bradford, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Wakefield, Cardiff, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester, Sunderland many more branches. 

Zara Application Form

Zara is the perfect job for you if you have a passion for fashion, you also need to have a love for working within a retail store and enjoy providing good customer service. If this sounds like you, why not apply? Zara is an internationally recognised fashion outlet so as you can imagine, finding a vacancy at a store near you shouldn’t be too hard.

Application

Zara usually advertise on certain job seekers websites, where you are free to apply for the role you would like. You’re also more than welcome to call into a store near you to drop off a copy of your CV along with a covering letter addressed to the store manager. They do also sometimes have recruitment days in which anyone can turn up for, these will be advertised in the newspaper and on some job seeker websites.

Interview

You can expect a 1:1 interview with Zara, and it’s usually held with the store manager. First impressions have a huge impact on the interviewers decision and with this being for a fashion outlet, its important what you choose to wear. Try not to over-do it with your make-up, avoid chewing gum and your mobile phone as you want to appear profession at all times. You will be asked general retail questions like;

“Why do you want to work at Zara?”,
“Do you have any experience which can be used for this role?”,
“Can you tell me a bit about yourself?”.

Benefits

As a Zara employee, you will be eligible for the staff discount they run, you will know more about this at the interview stage as it all depends on the store you work at and the role you have within the company.

Salary

For a sales assistant, your salary will be national minimum wage. For assistant managers and store managers your salary is negotiable.

Click here to visit Zara careers.