These jobs are about selling goods and services. In many jobs you’ll need good commercial sense and the ability to understand how customers think. You could also need the creativity to make your products attractive to customers. https://www.unifrog.org/student/careers/sales-and-marketing
Explore careers in retail and sales with the National Careers Service: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/retail-and-sales
The Sales & Retail industry employs a large amount of people in the UK - its big business!
Sales jobs can be found across many different industries including insurance, finance, manufacturing, retail, agricultural, pharmaceuticals and many more. You could be selling loans, credit cards, houses, cars, insurance, industrial equipment, lawn mowers to name a few. Explore then here with Icanbea.... https://www.icanbea.org.uk/app/explore/industries/sales-retail-34/
Find out about how to become a shop shift leader here at BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4pr6v4
Explore job profiles and apprenticeship opportunities in the retail sector here: https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/search/sitewide/retail
Get into retail careers with advice for all the routes you can take after school, college, university, and training. Get work experience and first job tips, example salaries and discover youth-friendly employers who want to help you get ahead!
https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/careers-hub-sector/retail-jobs-careers/
Get into buying, sales and marketing careers with advice for all the routes you can take after school, college, university, and training. Get work experience and first job tips, example salaries and discover youth-friendly employers who want to help you get ahead here: https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/careers-hub-sector/sales-marketing-and-procurement/
There's more to working in the retail industry than you might think. The sector offers a range of retail jobs providing early responsibility and impressive graduate salaries. https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/retail
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/sales
https://www.allaboutcareers.com/career-industry/retail-sales/
Take a closer look at retail and sales sectors, with a selection of videos, guides and advice here: https://icould.com/?s=retail+and+sales
Explore a career card for the role as a Barista in a coffee shop here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1QlmP4J2qsLKWgkzt7pXZ7k/make-it-career-card-andrew-rollins
Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to work in the retail industry? Careers Jersey interviewed Waitrose staff based in Jersey to answer your questions on what working in the retail industry is really like. https://youtu.be/OMcz_hTbyp4
Lina Hogg has led a varied and interesting career. After graduating with a degree in Chemistry, she pursued a lengthy career as a computer systems analyst. Following the birth of her daughters, she took four years out before returning to the world of work. In 2000, she started her own HR outsourcing company, PicassoHR which she sold in 2018. During that period, she was president of the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce and chair of Suffolk Business Women. Lina, and her daughter Jenny, established an award-winning socially conscious business, Arya Candles, in November 2014. https://youtu.be/j1OWc0YA01g
Explore apprenticeships in retail through WS Traininge here: http://www.wstraining.co.uk/apprenticeships
Find out about business and customer services qualifications and apprenticeships here: https://www.cityandguilds.com/qualifications-and-apprenticeships/business-skills/customer-service-and-contact-centre/4430-customer-service#
Find out more about qualifications in retail here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/nvq-and-competence-based-qualifications/retail/retail-skills-l1.html
find out more about local retail businesses here: https://www.suffolkchamber.co.uk/membership/members-directory/companies/?a=&t=66&q=
Search for local sales and retail opportunities here: https://www.icanbea.org.uk/app/explore/search/?q=sales+and+retail
Find out about careers with Aldi here: https://www.aldirecruitment.co.uk/apprenticeships
Find our about careers with John Lewis here: https://www.jlpjobs.com/
Find out about careers with Primark here: https://careers.primark.com/
Find out about careers with John Grose here: https://www.johngrose.co.uk/pages/careers