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Richer Sounds

Retail

United Kingdom

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With over 50 stores across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Richer Sounds are the UK’s second biggest dedicated retailer of AV equipment. Richer Sounds is a wholly British company and is still owned by its founder, Julian Richer. The company prides itself on providing customers with great deals and expert knowledge and also funnels 15% of its profits into various charitable organisations. In the past, Richer Sounds has been voted by The Sunday Times as the best British-owned company to work for. So student jobs or other positions and careers at Richer Sounds could well be a good move for you.

Richer Sounds jobs that are likely to suit students and school leavers are likely to be as part of the sales staff. Because it is a company that offers sound advice to its customers, jobs with Richer Sounds will suit those who have a genuine interest in all things audio and visual, including equipment such as high end home cinema separates.

According to the company website, sales staff are chosen to work for Richer Sounds on the criteria of their enthusiasm and friendliness rather than their good looks and hard sell sales techniques. So, if you are someone who gets genuinely excited by audio and visual equipment, as well as all the gadgets and accessories that go with it, and you are a confident and friendly person who can really convey that enthusiasm, then Richer Sounds jobs could be right up your street.

And do you think you are the type of person who comes up with ideas for the companies you are working at? Well, Richer Sounds staff and customers are strongly encouraged to offer their ideas to Julian Richer so that the company can continue to grow and develop. This is not just an ethos where lip service is paid to it. The suggestion policy is widely accepted as one of the most successful and the system has been implemented by larger companies such as Asda.

Even in head office roles, there is a fun and relaxed atmosphere with a casual dress policy - definitely a plus point for a lot of student and young people looking for work. Jeans are allowed, as are shorts in summer. Making work fun is taken very seriously when it comes to Richer Sounds jobs. Promotion from within is strived for, communication - even with company founder, Julian Richer - is encouraged and, compared to other retail jobs out there, salaries are described as ‘high for the retail industry.’ There are also lots of other company perks available, making Richer Sounds jobs an attractive prospect.

With head offices in London and 10 of their stores in the London area, students, graduates and school leavers based in this area have different areas of the city to choose from. Other stores are dotted across the rest of England, Wales (in Cardiff), Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh) and Northern Ireland (Belfast). Many of the stores are in the major university cities so there could be options for student jobs.

If you are interested in working for Richer Sounds - well, if you’ve got a genuine interest in audio and visual equipment and you want to feel like a valued member of a company, why wouldn’t you be interested - vacancies are advertised on the company website as and when they crop up. There is also a dedicated address where you can send your CV to the company to demonstrate your enthusiasm and keenness for working there.

So what are you waiting for? Get that CV up to date and looking impressive and you could be working at Richer Sounds and enjoying some of the perks of the company whilst earning extra cash and gaining valuable work experience. Also, don’t forget that E4S regularly advertise a whole host of part time and seasonal retail jobs that are suitable for students. Take a look at our current vacancy listings to see if there is something close to where you are based.

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