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What is Human Resources?

At Tesco, Human Resources is known as Personnel. Our Personnel teams work to ensure managers across the business have world-class skills and tools to meet the needs of our people – and ultimately our customers. And when you have over 492,714 people around the world, there's plenty of scope for influencing the business. That's why we shape business processes around talent, performance management and learning.

What will I be doing?

During the programme you could have the opportunity to work on specialist projects such as Learning and Development, Reward or Resourcing. Alternatively, you could gain experience of the more generalist side of Personnel through working in Personnel Operations of a specific business area such as Commercial, Finance or Dotcom. Your appointment will depend on your skills and ability, combined with business requirements.

At the start of the programme, graduates spend a short period of time in store to understand how the heart of our business operates. As well as understanding how the different areas of the store operate, you'll gain an insight into the Personnel Department. You'll see how people policies and procedures work on a daily basis.

Naturally, we'll make sure that you get relevant training in specific skills, like shaping Personnel policy or writing training and development plans. We'll also help you to develop skills you'll need, such as communication, report writing, analysis, decision-making, influencing, making presentations and how to run meetings.

Where could it take me?

By the end of the programme, you'll have a good idea of the area of Personnel you want to work in. You'll also have the skills and experience for a rewarding career at Tesco. Within five years, you could be leading a major business-wide project, managing your own Personnel team, or running international development programmes. There's scope to develop in so many ways.

Today, we operate in 14 countries across the globe, have nearly ½ million employees and 5,380 stores worldwide. As a graduate at Tesco, you'll be part of an exciting, growing and transforming business which could mean the opportunity to work anywhere in the world.

What skills do I need?

To make your mark in Human Resources, you'll need:

• An enthusiasm for new and exciting challenges
• The drive and energy to thrive in a challenging environment
• A keen interest in Human Resources and a retail focus
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills