MenKind

Company Details

MenKind has been a feature of the UK high street since 1991. The retailer is a complete emporium of perfect gadget gifts for men of all ages. MenKind sells everything from boys toys to football gifts and from drinking games to remote control helicopters.

And, what’s more, they also recruit good talent to work in retail roles within their stores at various times of the year.

MenKind featured in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 League Table for both 2010 and 2011. They were also a finalist in the Retail Week Awards’ Emerging Retailer of the Year in 2006.

There are now over 50 MenKind stores around the United Kingdom - any of which could be looking for great part time staff or holiday workers right now.

Just some of the bigger student towns and cities where you can find a MenKind outlet include Bath, Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton, Chester, Croydon, Huddersfield, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Sunderland. In Scotland, there are three MenKind stores in Glasgow alone, with other branches in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. In Wales, MenKind have a presence in both Cardiff and Swansea.

The company is adding new stores all the time, so the best way to check out if you have a local branch which might have jobs up for grabs is to run your postcode through the retailer’s store locator.

Typical roles which students could apply for at MenKind include team member roles where you’ll be responsible for helping or advising customers in-store and keeping track of returned or damaged gadgets and other stock items.

As well as all of their high street and shopping centre stores and their online presence, MenKind sometimes adds ‘popup’ stores at Christmas. If you hear of one of those heading your way, then they could be a great source for picking up some holiday work for a few weeks weeks.

Head Office for MenKind is at Dorking, Surrey - and there could be a whole range of retail support roles on offer there. All sorts of jobs, from admin to IT and from finance to HR, could be advertised by MenKind in Dorking. MenKind also offers some short term internships at their head office - so you can apply for work experience as a graphic design, content writer or customer service intern for MenKind too.

Summing up their company’s image and giving details of the sort of staff they look for, MenKind’s recruitment site says:

“Menkind is one of the most unique UK retailers with our focus on gifts and gadgets for the man who has everything. With our business forever growing and new stores opening constantly, we are always on the lookout to expand our team. We thrive with individuals who are team players and have a flair and passion for sales and retail.”

If that all sounds tickety-boo to you then check out the latest action from MenKind’s Twitter and Facebook streams at the side of the page or visit their recruitment pages for more information about how to apply for a job at MenKind.

And, if there’s no branch of MenKind anywhere near where you are studying, then don’t give up your retail job search just yet. Take a look at what else is available in your neck of the woods in our Student Retail Jobs section.