Dixons Stores Group profile & testimonial
Dixons Stores Group International (DSGi) plc is Europe’s largest specialist electrical retailer with retail and e-tail stores spanning 28 countries and employing over 40,000 people.
Here in the UK, their businesses include Currys, Curry’s Digital, PC World, TechGuys and Dsgi Business.
Randstad Retail Ltd, formerly RXR, has been working with DSGI for over 2 years, recruiting for positions in the Retail Management sector, particularly for PC World and Curry’s. Randstad Retail work with PC World and Currys at all levels of retail management, right across the UK, for roles ranging from Assistant Manager to Regional Manager.
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client testimonial
Over this period DSGI have worked with Randstad Retail consultant Gareth Thomas. Gareth and Randstad Retail have proved themselves on this account by filling several key management positions, including a Regional manager for Curry’s and an Assistant Manager for their hard-to-fill Derby store for PC World.
DSGI have noticed some key differences in working with us which have been missing from other agencies they have worked with in the past.
Danny Wood, Inhouse Recruiter at DSGI, uses Randstad Retail for several reasons. The key one centres around the personable and soft sell approach by the consultants coupled with their willingness to gain an understanding of the complexities of the various Group businesses.
the approach
Gareth has built an honest relationship with DSGI, actively taking on their feedback and quickly refining his approach based on it. Only the top few candidates are selected for the interview stage to shorten the time-to-hire. As Gareth fully screens each candidate, pre-interviews all to judge their sales and interpersonal skills, DSGI meet with Randstad candidates quickly.
With Gareth’s professional experience of 7 years of recruiting in retail, Randstad Retail’s selected candidates stand out due to their quality and level of preparation at interview. Randstad are one very few agencies who insist all candidates do several pre-interview exercises to ensure they are both skills-capable, committed and thoroughly prepared. These can include Store Walks and SWOT analyses.
The higher quality of candidate stems from the good account management and market knowledge Randstad Retail provide.
Danny describes his relationship with Randstad Retail as:
“It’s refreshing to work with an agency and consultant who actually listens, and acts upon feedback quickly. Because of this I am confident that if we lay out some time to meet with Randstad Retail candidates, we will meet potential managers that are well prepared and thoroughly briefed on the roles.
Randstad have proved themselves on several occasions now and working with them is a pleasure, they keep in constant contact without giving me the hard sell and always keep me updated. I would happily recommend them to other suppliers looking for management staff.”
Danny Wood, In-house Recruiter, DSG International