Editor’s note: This article was first published in April 2012. It reports Carrefour’s plan for 3,000 jobs and new supermarkets and travel agencies, with over 40,000 employees and 180 stores in Spain then; Rafael Arias-Salgado is described as chairman in 2012, and the 3.1% sales drop is for the first quarter of 2012.
It’s the news of the day, and very much a sign of the times. A few days ago, Carrefour announced a pay freeze for some of its employees, and now the French company, which has more than 40,000 workers in Spain, is announcing the creation of three thousand jobs.
Under the slogan of growing, investing and creating wealth and jobs, the company wants to open between 70 and 75 supermarkets under its Carrefour Market and Carrefour Express banners, which currently have 180 stores, and also plans to open around a hundred travel agencies.
Rafael Arias-Salgado
At the presentation of the 11th Carrefour Awards for Spanish SMEs, the chairman of Carrefour in Spain highlighted the creation of these jobs, which will be based on small stores and travel agencies, since large hypermarkets face many regulatory hurdles and require heavy investment and a long time to recoup it.
Carrefour’s sales fell 3.1% in the first quarter of the year because of the sharp drop in consumer spending and its own commercial policy, which continues to lean towards lowering prices.
And me… what should I do?
First, find out which cities those 70 stores will open in and decide whether you would be willing to move to look for work and work there.
If you live in one of those cities or can move to one of them, you’ll need to find out when the company will be recruiting staff for those positions, what kind of selection processes it will run and which jobs it is looking to fill.
With that information and your CV, all that’s left is to get your application to Carrefour in the hope of being selected for one of the positions on offer. Don’t forget to take care with your cover letter and with how you present your CV.
Try to hand your job application to the person in charge of the selection process. Remember that the manager of the supermarket nearest your home has nothing to do with hiring staff for new stores.
Learn everything you can about the brand, so that in your cover letter and in your interview you can show your enthusiasm for and interest in working for the company. Be sensible and speak knowledgeably about the company; don’t be like the many candidates who mistake tomato for blood just because both are red.
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