Updating Results
Menu

Coles

4.2
  • #2 in Retail & consumer goods
  • > 100,000 employees

The top 3 skills Coles' is looking for new grad jobs

Coles

Prefer to read instead?

Justin [00:00:01] And what would you think are the top three most important skills that you're looking for in new graduates to your programs? 

Rem [00:00:07] So the top three most important skills that we look for in our graduates are the ability to communicate effectively. Coles is a big business. We work with lots of customers and lots of colleagues in our communities every day. And so your ability to communicate with a wide range of people at varying levels from different backgrounds is hugely important. Second is an action orientation. We work in retail, it's always busy and the pace can sometimes be pretty frenetic. And so there is a really big focus on getting things done and delivering for our customers. And so we really want to see your action orientation come through. And then the third thing is at a more personal level. So self-awareness. Our graduate programs are talent development programs. We don't expect you to come in with oodles of experience. What we actually are looking for is potential in someone to continue to learn and grow and develop. And so a big part of being able to do that well is someone having a level of self-awareness or understanding where they're at, what they currently do, what's great about them, what's not so great about them and what they're going to keep working on to become better and better over time. So that's something that we absolutely look for and address.

Related articles you might be interested
15 tips to nail a FMCG or retail graduate job interview
To help you prepare for your retail or FMCG graduate job interview we turned to our insiders see what it takes to get yo…
Five insider tips for grads who want to make it in retail
How do you ensure that your graduate position is merely the first step towards a professional life you can be proud of?
Eight unexpected graduate careers in retail
What does it take to keep a massive enterprise like Myer or even Coles running? We’ve brought together eight examples of…
15 tips to nail a FMCG or retail graduate job interview
To help you prepare for your retail or FMCG graduate job interview we turned to our insiders see what it takes to get yo…
Five insider tips for grads who want to make it in retail
How do you ensure that your graduate position is merely the first step towards a professional life you can be proud of?
Eight unexpected graduate careers in retail
What does it take to keep a massive enterprise like Myer or even Coles running? We’ve brought together eight examples of…