It took a little while - but my inbox is now clear for 2024! 🥳
I thought it was worth doing a post on the most common questions I've had and how best I can help -
👋 "I am interested in joining the Partnership in X Y Z"
We are over the moon whenever candidates express an interest in our business. However, I often don't have upcoming sight of all vacancies, so I can't tell you exactly when we're expecting roles in certain teams. The best thing you can do, is to set up job alerts on our website (www.jlpjobs.com) and then the system would notify you of vacancies in your preferences. Please feel free to get back in touch if a vacancy comes up that you'd be interested in - and if I am looking after the vacancy myself, we can set up a call to chat about it in more detail - or I can put you in touch with the relevant TA Consultant.
👋 "What opportunities do you have"
I primarily look after all Waitrose head office based roles alongside Zoe B and Sarah Taylor; but we have a wider team that look after all other areas of the business and many people don't realise how varied our vacancies are, we have:
◾ Waitrose Head Office roles this could be Marketing, Commerical, Online etc, often based at our Bracknell Head Office campus
◾ John Lewis Head Office roles, similar to Waitrose teams and these are often based at our Pimlico, London Head Office campus
◾ People, Democracy & Legal - Bracknell or London based
◾ Finance, Property, New Business & JLFS - Bracknell or London based
◾ Transformation & Tech- Bracknell or London based
◾ Hotels & Farms - We own and operate 5 exclusive hotels situated in some of the most beautiful parts of the country, including The Leckford Estate which currently works across Farming, Food Processing, Retail, Leisure and Events, Property Services and the Estate Office.
◾ Distribution, Supply Chain, Herbert Parkinson and Contact Centre roles, up and down the UK including Warehouse, Drivers, Management and more.
◾ Retail roles across our Waitrose & Partners and John Lewis & Partners shops, again up and down the UK
[This list is by no means exhaustive...]
👋 "Can you keep a copy of my CV"
We don't keep CV's on file as such, but I am more than happy to have an informal chat to find out what role/s you would be interested in - and keep in touch. Again, this is why the job alerts work well.
👋 "What is your process"
1️⃣ You would need to apply for the vacancy via jlpjobs.com using our ATS, Workday. Please don't delay applying, as we often close vacancies early due to high response so candidates can sometimes miss out due to this.
2️⃣ You would need to ensure you fully complete the application including our screening questions.
3️⃣ The Consultant looking after the vacancy will review all submissions, and share a shortlist with the Hiring Manager who will then confirm the final names for interview
4️⃣ We will conduct interviews either virtually or in person
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Director at James James Kitchens
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