Website: www.diy.com
Telephone No: 0870 2435232

What does the company do?

The nation is obsessed with DIY so where does everyone go on Saturday Morning? Visit B&Q at The Fratton Centre and you will soon find out. Employing 30,000 staff across the country, B&Q is the UK’s number one DIY chain and it hasn’t stopped growing yet with another 175 warehouses estimated by 2006.

What sort of jobs do they offer?

Opportunities in their DIY crazy stores include:
Customer service roles, Support roles, Specialist trades Checkout operators, Kitchen sales consultants, Trade desk, Telesales …to name a few.

What career opportunities / training opportunities do they offer?

B&Q will provide all the training you need. Whether you work full or part-time, their structured training programme offers additional skills and know-how, so you can take on more responsibilities and earn more money. You are supported throughout, and every quarter you and your manager discuss your performance and the next stage of the programme. B&Q like to promote from within. With up to 1000 new managers to recruit each year, management opportunities are always within your grasp.

The Fast Track management scheme provides a structured development programme starting from Department Manager to Store Manager and even through to Regional Manager.

Why you want to work for this company?

B&Q is always growing. Which means plenty of opportunities, whether you want a new career or just to work a few hours each week. Their highly successful career development and internal promotion programme and fantastic range of employee benefits place it at the top of the retail industry. Want a piece of the action? They are keen to hear from talented, ambitious and customer driven individuals. It really doesn’t matter where you come from. What’s more important is that you have the right ‘attitude’.