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TRAP_June2016.qxp_The Retail Appointment 26/05/2016 14:34 Page 3 CONTENTS 229 9 4 7 96 14 1 4 6 3 1 31 2 800 56 June 2016 522 04 CAREER ADVICE: We wanted to find out the biggest interview no- 10 THE RETAIL ECONOMY: There has been much mudslinging around the EU referendum, with serious political arguments getting lost and Peter Burgess, MD of Retail Human Resources, is sick of it. 12 WHAT’S ON: The key events happening in the retail and hospitality industries next month. 13 JOBS: This month’s selection of opportunities from your favourite retailers. nos from people who interview candidates all day every day and have seen it all. So we asked them and the results may surprise you… 06 JOBSEEKING BY NUMBERS: Do you know how many seconds a recruiter really spends looking at your CV? Or how many CVs a recruiter will receive for each job vacancy? 08 TALKING SHOP: With candidates shunning LinkedIn and continuing to prefer job boards when it comes to contacting and being contacted by recruiters, is this really the best investment? Editor: Elizabeth Troake e: [email protected] Production assistant: Joan Marc Enseñat Planas e: [email protected] Sales: e: [email protected] For sales or editorial enquiries, please call 020 7432 8855 The Retail Appointment is published by The Retail Appointment Ltd, Registered Office: 16 Bristol Gardens, London W9 2JG. Registered in England: 8605544. ©2016 The Retail Appointment Ltd NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN HR ON RETAILAPPOINTMENT.CO.UK You probably know that The Retail Appointment is the best specialist website for retail jobs across store and area management, buying, merchandising, design and technical but did you know that they’re also the fastest-growing source of retail HR vacancies in the UK? Create a jobseeker account today at retailappointment.co.uk/register and be the first to know when your perfect HR job comes online. New vacancies are being added all the time, so get started now to make sure you don’t miss out. Employee relations Learning & development Recruitment Generalist HR RETAILAPPOINTMENT.CO.UK/REGISTER retailappointment.co.uk To subscribe email [email protected]