Job hunting decisions and tips
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How do I get a graduate job working in consumer goods?
What degree do you need and how important is it to have done an internship? Find out what to expect from the recruitment process for a FMCG graduate scheme.
Applications
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How to write a great application for a graduate job in consumer products
Pick up tips for online applications that will impress consumer goods recruiters and get you through to the next stage.
Interviews and assessment centres
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What to expect from an assessment centre for a consumer products graduate scheme
Brush up on your brands, your small talk, your teamworking and your interview technique. At the assessment centre a place on a consumer goods graduate scheme is within your grasp.
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How to shine at interview for a graduate job in consumer goods
Interviews are a key part of the recruitment process for graduate jobs in FMCG. Video interviews and phone interviews are often used at an early stage, and you may be interviewed face to face at an assessment centre.
Pay and progression
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Pay and career progression for graduates working in consumer goods
Find out how much you could earn on a FMCG graduate training programme, how much this could increase after three years and where your career could go next.
Areas of work
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Supply chain: area of work
A career in supply chain means involvement in the delivery of a consumer product from start to finish.
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Finance and financial management: area of work
A graduate financial role in the consumer products sector can place you at the heart of business decision making.
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Marketing: area of work
What would make you buy a bottle of shampoo? This type of thought process is central to a graduate marketing career in the consumer products sector.
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Sales and commercial: area of work
Communicating and understanding the market are key attributes in this area of the consumer product sector.
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Research and development: area of work
A career in research and development (R&D) can allow you to put your bright ideas into practice.
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Distribution and logistics: area of work
In a career in distribution and logistics with a consumer goods company, you could liaise with customers such as supermarkets and oversee warehousing and transport.
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HR and recruitment: area of work
In a graduate career in human resources in a consumer goods company, you'll help to to hire the top talent that will ensure your employer's future success.
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Management: area of work
A fast-paced job providing goods for everyday life.
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Manufacturing and engineering: area of work
An engineer in the consumer products sector aims to keep machinery running at all times to ensure maximum productivity.
Job descriptions
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Product development scientist: job description
Product or process development scientists are responsible for researching and developing new production processes and making modifications to existing manufacturing systems to improve overall efficiency and profitability.
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Production manager: job description
Production managers are responsible for the technical management, supervision and control of industrial production processes.
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Quality assurance manager: job description
Quality assurance managers work with other staff to establish procedures and quality standards and to monitor these against agreed targets.
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Field trials officer: job description
Field trials officers are responsible for designing, conducting and monitoring the effects of experiments/trials on animals and plants in the field, glasshouses and laboratories.
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Industrial/product designer: job description
Industrial/product designers work from design briefs to create solutions for new products that are innovative, practical and suitable for manufacturing.
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Packaging technologist: job description
Packaging technologists are responsible for the design, development and manufacture of packaging for a range of products.