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EARLY CAREERS & ENTRY LEVEL

We recruit school leavers, career changers and graduates straight into roles – either in an Apprenticeship where you can earn as you learn, or directly into a role where you can learn the skills on the job and then take your career in the direction you want to.

APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Earn and Learn.

What’s an apprenticeship?

You don’t learn to drive from a classroom you learn to drive when you get behind the wheel. Apprenticeships put you in the driving seat and empower you to learn the knowledge, skills and behaviors that have been identified as essential for the role you are doing.

What you’ll need

Our apprenticeships have been identified as business critical, so you’ll be doing a real job. To be successful, you’ll need the following characteristics:

  • An aspiration to excel in the role you are being trained in
  • An adaptable approach to learning both off and on the job
  • Self-motivation and the ability to get on with the job
  • A desire to make a difference

What you don’t need

Too much experience or a degree in a specific area.

What you’ll get

A competitive salary relevant to the role, a fee-free qualification up to master’s degree level, and the usual great RS benefits.

How long

These are permanent positions starting straight away.

Locations

The specific location will be on the role description, but our main locations are Corby and London, with hybrid working in both.

What you’ll do

Apprenticeships are regularly available in most areas of our business, however, as these are driven by demand, the roles will vary. These have included – Software Engineering, Project Management, Team Leading, Maintenance Engineering, Marketing, Accounts, Sales, Supply Chain, and many more.

ENTRY LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES

Start the career you want, straight away!

Getting started

Whether you have a clear career path in mind, or you’d like a little direction, our entry level roles are a brilliant way of kick starting your career.

With these opportunities, you can get to know our business, build skills and get an understanding of where you might want to grow.

What you’ll need

Each individual role description will share the specific requirements for the role, but what’s in common across all entry level roles will be:

  • A passion for the work
  • A curious, collaborative approach to problem solving
  • Self-motivation and the ability to get on with the job
  • A love of learning – including about yourself!

What you don’t need

A degree.

What you’ll get

A competitive salary relevant to the role and the usual RS benefits.

How long

These are permanent positions starting straight away.

Locations

The specific location will be on the role description, but our main locations are Corby and London, with hybrid working in both locations. We encourage entry level roles to spend at least 3 days a week in the office to boost your learning and get to know people at work.

What you’ll do

Entry level roles are regularly available in some key areas of our business – Finance, Global Shared Business Services, Supply Chain and Sales.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • On-the-job training and guidance from your manager
  • Off-the-job live Super Skills sessions to build the skills you need early in your career
  • Support from your manager to build a personal development plan that’s unique to the learning and development that’s important for you
  • Access to on-demand learning through My Academy
  • A buddy to help you settle into your role and the business
  • “Membership” of our Bloomers Employee Resource Group to meet other young people in RS

HEAR FROM OUR PEOPLE

Learn more life in the team from some of our wonderful early talent colleagues.

  • We make sure that our star Apprentices get a chance to shine every day. Watch a day in the life of Maddie, Information Security Awareness Apprentice and Bloomer's Employee Resource Group member to see how she’s getting ahead.

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  • Maddie was one of just four Apprentices chosen for the RS Cyber Security Apprenticeship. Watch to learn more about her experiences of being an Apprentice and why she recommends the program.

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