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At Tesco we are really proud to be working on Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery.
In an industry first we have come together with Accenture, CCEP, Mondelez and P&G to join forces on Diversity & Inclusion, supported by Grocery Aid.
If this event sounds of interest to you, click here to find out more information: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQZGk
Increasing customer interest in fortified foods has prompted our business to uniquely start boosting fibre content in some of its most popular snacks.
In a move to help customers increase their dietary fibre we have started to boost fibre to own label foods starting with pies, pasties, sausage rolls and chilled breads.
It follows Government guidelines which recommended that the average daily intake of fibre needed to nearly double in order for Brits to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Angela Hughes our Food Developer who has overseen the move, lost her beloved grandfather to bowel cancer and her father also has the disease.
When Angela’s doctor said there was a strong chance of her also contracting the hereditary disease she asked colleagues if she could use her expertise to try and help others avoid the same fate.
Read the full story here: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQbNR
Technology at Tesco
Are you up to the task of solving real-world problems on a global scale? For tech challenges greater than any game, read on and start your career with us today.
Within Tesco Technology we’re looking to envisage, design and create the future of retail. We solve real-world problems for hundreds of thousands of colleagues and millions of customers worldwide, whether they choose to shop with us in store or online. The work we do is critical to the business, and we’re looking to broaden our teams to help us to iterate, innovate and deliver more quickly.
Tesco Technology is made up of people from a number of different backgrounds with a shared interest in harnessing innovations in technology. Whether they’re making products, software or systems, our teams each focus on a particular area. They take strategic ownership of the architecture, design, testing, deployment, infrastructure, operation and security of the systems in their domain, to ensure agile, smooth and safe operations, and maximum business impact. Teams refine their internal processes to best fit their own needs, working to build core capabilities in application and services. We collaborate across teams to build end-to-end customer-facing solutions, as well as to share knowledge, experience, tools and techniques.
Tesco Programmes
We’re passionate about serving customers a little better every day and colleagues are at the heart of that. We want to nurture talent, so we run a range of successful store, distribution and office programmes for Graduates, Interns and Apprentices.
We believe that the most rewarding way to develop is through real-life business experience, which is why our grads, apprentices and interns join our teams by hitting the ground running, with the opportunity to have a real impact from the start.
No two days are the same at Tesco and this, coupled with our collaborative culture, is something we’re really proud of.
Find out more about our programmes at www.tesco-programmes.com
Working in the office
At Tesco, inspiring and helping colleagues to look after their whole wellbeing is really important to us, so they can feel great and work and at home. With over 400,000 colleagues globally, we have a responsibility to give everyone a great experience of working at Tesco.
We help our colleagues succeed by providing them with the flexibility, skills and reward to ‘get on’ and we’re proud to be a business full of varied opportunities. We give colleagues the tools to shape a career path that meets their own personal goals and aspirations.
Whether colleagues want to learn and grow in their current job, find a new role in a specialist area, or move to another part of the business to gain more experience, there’s a diverse range of career choices open to everyone working at Tesco.
Explore opportunities to get on at www.tesco-careers.com
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Working in store
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. And the one time they’re most likely to engage face-to-face with Tesco is when chatting at the checkout, or asking for help on the shopfloor. Our Customer Assistants, get on by being right at the heart of our in-store customer experience. Putting their abilities to the test, showing that ‘Every little helps’ by doing their bit, with the friendly, flexible approach needed to make a difference to our customers.
There are lots of different roles on offer: from the shopfloor or checkouts to becoming a personal shopper, as well as the opportunity to multi-skill in some of our more specialised areas.
To explore opportunities to get on in store, go to www.tesco-careers.com
A place to get on
It’s our people who make our business and in the UK, there are over 300,000 colleagues bringing to life our purpose of serving Britain’s customers a little better every day.
We all get on by helping customers and getting on can mean different things to different people.
Tesco has always been a place where colleagues can get on regardless of who they are, and we want to make sure that continues. Because when our colleagues succeed, then they can serve our customers better and the business succeeds too.
Find your place to get on at www.tesco-careers.com
I worked at Tesco full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great company to work for. Good benefits, share options. Great leadership training. Good procedures and processes to support you.
Cons
Lots of change, although for right reasons, impacting moral. Can be long hours.
Advice to Management
Ensure communication channels and key stake holders, stay open through change. Keep up the care you show when going through some of these challenges.
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Application
I applied online. The process took 3+ months. I interviewed at Tesco (Welwyn Garden City, England) in February 2008.
Interview
7 stage recruitment process including testing
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