Retail Assistant
The John David Group Plc has long been established as the leading UK specialised multiple retailer of fashionable branded and own brand sports and casual wear, principally through the growth of its main retail fascia, JD Sports. The group now has over 400 stores and is continuing to grow.
We inspire our people to reach for higher levels of performance. To achieve these standards we only recruit the best. All employees are highly skilled, self motivated and in constant pursuit of perfection. Opportunities to progress arise quickly for those people with the right qualities and ambition.
The UK's Number One Sports Fashion Retailer, The John David Group, is synonymous with stocking Exclusive and Limited Edition collections of sports casual footwear and apparel and is the leader in its sector.
Applicants must possess effective retailing skills along with a good educational background.
If you have not been contacted within four weeks please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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2. A job specification, also knows as job spec is a little bit like the job description, it’s still an advert (but it states not the tasks and responsibilities like the job description) but it states the skills, experience and abilities needed. This is still before the job is advertised, at this moment JD Sports are still planning their advert but this is the final stage. Below is a job spec for JS Sports, directly copied from a job search website.
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3. Advertising is the stage where the public can find JD Sports job vacancies. They advertise on the internet (their own website), newspapers and Job Centres. In the early stage of that vacancy they advertise internally because it’s a lot cheaper and the current employees will have the first chance to tell a family member of friend about the vacancy. This is an expensive process as there is a charge for every advert they publish to the public. Here is an advert on their website.
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4. Application is the candidates actually apply for the job. Some apply online; they e-mail the employer and attach their CV, some drop their CV of at the business and wait for a call.
CV stands for curriculum vitae CV’s are an essential tool for both the candidate and the employer. It shows the candidates skill, experience, basically everything bout them which is the information needed for the employer. It also shows the candidates details such as name, age, race, marital position, hobbies and sex. Most CV are hand written as they’re easy to replace and easier to read.
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After the processes above the applicants are short listed. This is where JD Sports list all their successful candidates that previously passed the stages before this. The managers will see who is best for the job in comparison to the other candidates. This way they can be accurate in what kind of person they hire, so they know that certain person is best for the job.
- References are requested by the managers for the best candidate shortlisted. References are needed to make sure that the candidate does not lie on their CV or interview. Some people will lie a lot to make themselves look good, sometimes people get nervous in their interview and then they lie without their concept.
- If everything goes well for the candidate and if JD Sports find that candidate suitable for the job they will be offered an interview. JD Sports will call them and invite them. This is where they test the candidates confidence and communication skills.
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This is the final step for the candidate and JS Sports recruitment process. If the employee is happy with the candidates performance and every process
that they went through they will offer the job.
