Tesco to boost graduate recruitment by 30%
Tesco which is Britain’s largest private sector employer is set to recruit 440 graduates in the next 12 months
Tesco has today delivered very welcome news for university-leavers as graduate recruitment in the next year will increase by 30% – almost 10 times the national average.
This will see the country’s largest private sector employer welcome 440 graduates to its 17 schemes available across our operations in stores, distribution and head office.
Significantly, with Tesco operating in 14 countries across the world, a number of the UK schemes offer graduates the opportunity to work abroad as part of their training while local graduate schemes are also run across most of the international operations.
Judith Nelson, UK Personnel Director at Tesco, said:
“It’s a challenging time for graduates but, as other firms cut back on hiring, we remain committed to offering opportunities to talented young people. Those opportunities are available across our business from Commercial and IT to store management.
“Our focus is providing the skills and training for a career for life and the sky really is the limit for new recruits who work hard. Our current chief executive Philip Clarke was a Tesco graduate trainee – we aim to find the Philip Clarkes of tomorrow and provide them with the skills and training they need for a long and successful career.”
As the economic climate continues to challenge many firms in the UK, national graduate vacancies are expected to rise by just 3.6%.