Company DetailsToys R Us is a good place for students, graduates and young people generally to look for both full and part time jobs. They are one of those retailers that do well all year round anyway, but have seasons where they also hire in greater numbers. So, whether it’s a permanent job or some holiday work during summer, Easter or Christmas that you are interested in, Toys R Us is a very much worth looking into for current opportunities. Toys R Us has been in business since the 1940s and branding has been helped massively by their famous mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe. Originally the company, started by Charles Lazarus in Washington DC, was known as ‘Children's Supermart’ and sold kids’ furniture to the booming American market after the Second World War. The Toys R Us name was adopted in 1957 (as was Geoffrey), by which time the firm had responded to demand for toys for children both young and old. The company now trades from over 1,600 stores and has revenues running into the billions of dollars. The Toys R Us story in the United Kingdom started in 1985 when the US firm opened five toy stores in London, Basildon, Bristol, Woking and Cardiff. As well as toys, the company now sells bikes, video games and basically anything that can keep children occupied. With over 70 Toys R Us stores now based in the United Kingdom, there is a good chance that there could be a job vacancy not to far from where your college or university. (You can use the Toys R Us online store locator to find your nearest options.) A typical retail job at a local Toys R Us might be a role as part of the store team. These are exactly the sort of positions that are advertised in bigger numbers in the run up to Christmas and can be an excellent way to boost your funds over the holidays. A range of full and part time shifts are available on the Toys R Us store teams and the company advises you to contact your local outlets to see what the latest opportunities are. To give you an idea of what sort of candidates land these sort of retail jobs, here is what the Toys R Us website says: “You’ll have a passion for selling, merchandising or Customer Services and you will ensure that our Customers receive excellent service throughout their shopping experience in this exciting and fast paced environment.” One great way for young people to get a foot in the door at Toys R Us is through their apprenticeship scheme. New apprentices at Toys R Us are thrown in at the deep end as they too are recruited at the end of the year so that they receive a baptism during the busy Christmas sales period. If the Seasonal Store Assistant apprentices perform well enough then Toys R Us will enrol them onto their Management Training Programme. If you are a student in Coventry then you should check out if there are any Toys R Us vacancies at their big distribution centre in the city. Again, there is a chance of seasonal work within the warehouse as the company ramps up operations from September onwards for the Christmas rush. If you are in Maidenhead then you could look for positions with Toys R Us in their Store Support Centre. These jobs tend to be on a full time basis and consist of roles in departments including finance, merchandising, buying and inventory control. Graduates are also catered for at Toys R Us. The company’s two year long Graduate Management Programme could see you converting into an Assistant Management role and concentrating on a particular area of the business such as Customer Service, Sales, Loss Prevention or Team Development. Yet again, Toys R Us tries to put their new graduate recruits through their first few paces during the Christmas holidays, so their graduate programmes tend to start in September. |
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