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The Arcadia Group is the UK's second largest retailer and the name behind some of the leading high street brands - Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Outfit, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Top Shop, Top Man and Wallis. Operating with over 2,000 stores nationwide, Arcadia employs over 24,000 people and has a leading Internet presence and growing international portfolio.
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Working for Dorothy Perkins is not like working for just any other fashion retailer - the size of the business, the fast pace culture, the quality of the training and the direction of the business all combine to offer challenging careers to suit everyone. The company is constantly changing and evolving which impacts on the culture, making Dorothy Perkins an exciting, dynamic and lively place to work.
As well as offering a rewarding career, working for Arcadia can also bring many other benefits, which include:
Training and Development is something as a business that we constantly encourage and are committed to. The success of the company is dependent on the skills and knowledge of its people, which is why we go to such lengths to focus on development activity. Dorothy Perkins believes in working in partnership with you to achieve your career goals, providing the tools and opportunities to support you whilst you drive your own development within the organisation.
Training and development is ongoing and delivered in a variety of ways:
Within most functions i.e. Buying, Merchandising, Distribution, Technical Services and Design, on the job training is competency based. Competencies clarify what is expected of you at each level so that you can perform to the best of your ability. The competencies are spilt into Technical Skills, which outline the job role in detail and Behavioural Skills, which describe the way in which you are expected to operate. These performance standards provide a framework together with continuous assessment, which allows you to create your own development plan through which you can actively manage your career.
Arcadia provides a wide range of development tools and learning opportunities delivered in a variety of ways:
These events focus on both specialist and generalist skills relevant to your own personal development needs in the workplace.