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We would like to wish our very own Rosie good luck after being nominated for the 2018 Rising Stars Retail Awards Apprentice of the Year. Rosie shares her experience with us below: “I joined Tesco in September 2014 as part of the F&F Enspire Apprenticeship Programme. The programme is rotational, so I completed a year as a trainee buyer and a year as a merchandiser. Whilst working in my role I attended the Fashion Retail Academy, completing a Level 4 Diploma in Buying and Range Planning then graduated in July 2016 with a Distinction. After completing the F&F Enspire Programme, I moved into a buying role, where I was promoted to Assistant Buyer. The culture here is very welcoming and friendly. Everyone is supportive and there is always the opportunity to develop. Every day in the office is different and the atmosphere is fast paced and exciting. I’m really excited about going to the Rising Stars Retail Awards next week.”
We’re celebrating 17 years in partnership with Cancer Research UK. So many of our colleagues around the country do amazing things to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Fatima King who is a Community Champion at our Aylesbury store has kindly agreed to share her story in a short video. Good luck to all of our colleagues taking part in Race for Life today. Follow us here to read more stories: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQ1VT http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQ1V8
Nick Carolan on what makes an award-winning store manager: “I’m thrilled to win a Grocer Gold award and there are really too many people I want to thank. I’ve worked with some phenomenal people at Tesco and that’s what makes us special. I joined the graduate scheme in 1997 and have been with Tesco for my whole career, working across 11 stores and managing six of them. Supporting the local community is important to us and we’ve built some strong, long-term relationships with local charities. We give our surplus food to Community Food Connection of course, and we’re also proud to support four local charities directly including ‘Hull for Heroes’ and the Hull Homeless Community Project – we make them lunch every fortnight. When Hull was crowned the UK City of Culture in 2017 we got stuck in, sponsoring events showcasing local produce and since then we’ve seen our customers triple. I also invite local police officers to use the stores as a place to shop, meet, eat and catch up. Having them around at breakfast, lunch and dinner puts off likely shoplifters!”
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Amber our Business Support Graduate tells us about her journey from working in her local store to joining our graduate programme: “I started off filling shelves in store at Tesco and after my second year at university I decided to apply for the Supply Chain Internship at Tesco which lasted ten weeks. I soon decided that this wasn’t an area that suited me, however what interested me was the Tesco culture – it felt like a place where I could develop and the opportunities seemed endless. The following year I applied for the Business Support Graduate programme, I moved down to Hertfordshire and started. I’m from Edinburgh, and since moving down here I miss spending time with those back home so the flexibility at work has helped me to have a work life balance. Our programme allows us to rotate within five teams in our broader area. It’s given me the understanding of what I enjoy from a job and helps me gain skills from an area that I never thought I would like. I’m given freedom and autonomy with my work which is a great feeling.”
Out at Tesco is one of the largest LGBT+ colleague networks in the UK with over 2,500 members across the Tesco Group. The network’s aims are simple: we want to attract, support and develop our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender colleagues so that they feel confident to be themselves at work. The plus is for those identify as intersex, asexual, pansexual, nonbinary, and any other sexual, romantic or gender identity. Our colleague Karle talk’s about his experience with being Out at Tesco. Follow us here for more stories: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQpOQ
On Monday we welcomed our new intake of Interns for the summer. Over their ten week journey with us they will have the opportunity to experience our business first hand, discover the Tesco culture and take on real responsibility. Good luck to the class of 2018! Check out their first day induction on the link below: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQp8M
Ed's proudest achievement at Tesco is being part of the team that set up the Tesco Armed Forces Network. This has been a great opportunity to spread the word about the benefits of employing those from the Armed Forces family. Follow us here for more stories: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQp66
We launched our new internal Retail Level 2 Apprenticeship Programme last year which gives our apprentices the opportunity to work towards a National Standard in Retail. Alex completed his programme with one of our independent assessment organisations Highfield, our other being Manpower. We’re delighted to share that Alex successfully passed every element of the assessment. Alex shares his story below: "Completing the apprenticeship has been a really proud moment for me. I’ve learnt more than I thought, I’ve pushed myself to my limits. I appreciate how we all have a role that helps each other, as my manager always says “Team work makes the dream work”. I could not have completed the apprenticeship without the help from my store team especially my manager Sean, learndirect apprenticeships (LDA) Ltd coach Zoe & my family. The programme was a lot of independent learning & being dyslexic, it faced me with a challenge. I’ve ended the apprenticeship with a greater understanding & appreciation of how our business works. I’ve gained new skills, confidence in myself & in my job.”
Tesco has a long association with the armed forces dating right back to our founder, Jack Cohen, who started the business in 1919, using his demob money to buy the first day’s stock, after leaving the Royal Flying Corp at the end of the Great War. This week our colleague Ed Beckingham talks to us about his experience in finding the right career for him after leaving the Armed forces. Follow us here for more stories: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQp6W
