Marks & Spencer

With 520 stores located throughout the country (not to mention 150 in 30 countries worldwide) Marks & Spencer is one of the UK’s most recognisable high street retailers. Our name has always been associated with quality, whether it’s our much-loved food, clothes and furnishings or our outstanding customer service.

But none of this would be possible without the right people.

Not everyone makes it onto our Business Placement Scheme. We expect quality in our under-graduates just as our customers expect it in our products. But if you do join the scheme, you’ll enjoy the kind of grounding in retail that few other organisations can provide.

Lasting one year and based in one of our training stores or at head office, a business placement will allow you to experience a range of activities specific to your chosen area of interest.

Your placement, whether in-store or at Head Office, from the minute you arrive we’ll give you plenty of responsibility, whether it’s leading a team of people or running an area of the business worth millions of pounds. And with responsibility comes reward. A starting salary of £17,500 and a benefits package including a 20 per cent discount on all our products.

And not only that, we've been awarded the Quality Mark from the National Council for Work Experience in recognition of our placement scheme. Click here to find out more.

For more information on the M&S Business Placements scheme please visit:

www.marksandspencer.com/gradcareers

Note, applications for the 2010-11 M&S Business Placement Scheme closed on 11th December 2009 and they are no longer accepting applications.