Where to start
A wide range of job types exist within the retail sector. Specialisations include Marketing, Finance, Product Development, Human Resources, and Logistics. Graduate schemes exist for most of these specialisations, although some brands have just one graduate-specific entry route. Others prefer to recruit graduates directly into specific jobs.
Graduate salaries typically range from £22,000 - £28,000, with benefit packages and bonuses for achieving targets. The biggest cut price supermarket retailers in the UK pay the most (Aldi £44K and Lidl £37K), and have very competitive application processes.