ALLOCATION ANALYST AND ASSOCIATE BUYER Review

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED WORKING FOR TK MAXX, SUCH A GREAT COMPANY AND THEY TREAT YOU AMAZINGLY UNLIKE OTHER PLACEMENT COMPANIES. THE WORK I WAS GIVEN WAS THE SAME AS THE GRADUATES AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND YOU FEEL PART OF THE TEAM. I COULDN'T OF HOPED FOR A BETTER PLACEMENT AND CAN EMPHASISE WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THIS IS!

I ALWAYS FELT PART OF THE TEAM AND WOULD OFTEN BE SHOWN APPRECIATION IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. WE HAD FUN DAYS, PIZZA LUNCHES AND WAS OFTEN GIVEN SMALL PRESENTS/GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS AND EASTER ETC. THE COLLEAGUES HERE LITERALLY BECOME YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND YOU GENUINELY ENJOY COMING TO WORK EVERYDAY.

FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY YOU ARE GIVEN LOTS OF SUPPORT AT TJX, YOU HAVE A BUDDY, A MANAGER AND A PLACEMENT CO-ORDINATOR AND EVERYONE IS THERE TO SUPPORT YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY. IT WOULD OF BEEN NICE TO MEET THE PLACEMENT CO-ORDINATORS EARLIER ON BUT I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE THAT MY TEAM WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME WITH, MEANING I WAS WELL SUPPORTED THE WHOLE TIME.

MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS COMPANY WILL GET YOU TO WORK, IT WILL BE HANDS ON AND YOU BECOME FULLY EMERSED INTO THE CULTURE. YOU ARE TREATED LIKE A GRADUATE OR A NORMAL COLLEAGUE STARTING WITH THE BUSINESS. HOWEVER THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE EXPERIENCE GREAT, HAVING WORK TO DO AND NOT JUST MAKING TEA'S AND COFFEE'S ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING. I ALWAYS HAD TIME TO CHAT AND HAVE FUN WHICH IS WHAT TJX ENCOURAGES BUT I WAS NEVER BORED OR HAD NOTHING TO DO OFTEN.

ON SOME OCCASSIONS I WAS LITERALLY RUNNING THE SHOW, ON CREATIVE TEAM TASKS, WHICH I ENJOYED GREATLY. IN GENERAL THE EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH AND YOU ARE GIVEN FULL ACCOUNTABILITY OF A DEPARTMENT. SO YOU CAN REALLY TAKE OWNERSHIP AND BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU MANAGE TO PRODUCE DURING YOUR TIME. THIS ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO BE REWARDED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR AHRD WORK.

DUE TO THE FACT I STUDY A BROAD COURSE ITS HARD TO DEFINE ALL THE SKILLS I HAVE GAINED AND DEVLOPED UPON AS THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY. WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I HAVE FOUND MY DREAM FUTURE CAREER WITH A WONDERFUL COMPANY AND I AM EXTREMELY MOTIVATED FOR WHEN I RETURN TO UNIVERSITY. I ALSO HAVE GAINED INTERPERSONAL, PRESENTING AND RESEARCH SKILLS, WHISLT LEARNING TO WORK IN DIVERSE TEAMS AND BUILD NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS.

THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERE IN THE OFFICE WAS BRILLIANT! THE FUN NEVER STOPPED, WE HAD FUN FRIDAYS, SPECIAL EVENTS, CHARITIES RAISING TASKS, CHRISTMAS DECORATING AND OTHER REALLY COOL AND WONDERFUL OFFICE IDEAS. WE WENT OUT TEAM BUILDING AND DID LOTS OF FUN SOCIAL EVENTS WHICH ALWAYS GOT EVERYONE SUPER EXCITED. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS ALWAYS PLEASURABLE AND EVERYONE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE A LAUGH AND BE SMILING.

REALLY WELL LOOKED AFTER COULD BE SLIGHTLY SMOOTHER WITH CO-ORDINATEURS BUT OTHER THAN THAT TRULY FAB!

THEY START BY INVESTING 12 WEEKS INTO YOU AT THE VERY START THIS IS PURELY TRAINING AND GIVEN IN A FUN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT OF PRICE IS AND GIVE YOU THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE COMPETENT AT THE JOB. THEY OFFER LOTS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING COURSES AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSTANTLY THROUGH THE PROMGRAMME AND THEREAFTER IF YOU BECOME AN ASSOCIATE.

INCREDIBLE NOT ONLY WILL YOU LEARN SO MUCH DURING A PLACEMENT, TJX AIM TO CONVERT ALL PLACEMENTS INTO FUTURE PROSPECTS, THEY TREAT YOU LIKE A REAL COLLEAGUE BECAUSE THEY WANT YOU TO BECOME ONE IN THE FUTURE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE OFFERED A SENIOR ANALYST POSITION ONCE I FINISH UNIVERSITY AND THE MAJORITY OF MY INTAKE WAS OFFERED ALSO. THERE ARE NO CAPS ON NUMBERS IF YOU PERFORM WELL AND ENJOY THE JOB THE CHANCES ARE VERY HIGH THAT YOU'LL BE OFFERED ONE!

ALL THE GRADUATES AND PLACEMENTS MIX IN ONE BIG GROUP WHICH IS REALLY NICE AS YOU LEARN SO MUCH FROM ONE ANOTHER AND THE GROUP DYNAMICS ARE GREAT. WE HAD A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE CREATED FOR OUR INTAKE BEFORE WE EVEN STARTED TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AND EVERYTHING BLOSSOMED FROM THEIR AS PEOPLE WERE POSITING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FIRST DAY. WE WERE ALWAYS GOING OUT FOR DRINKS, FOOD AND OF COURSE PARTIES, EVERYONE GETS ON SO WELL AND FRIENDSHIPS CONTINUE EVEN ONCE YOU LEAVE!!

LONDON AND WATFORD ARE EXPENSIVE BUT LIKE ANYWHERE YOU GO IF YOU ARE SENSIBLE YOU'LL BE FINE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. TJX PAY WELL IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PLACEMENT COMPANIES SO YOU'LL BE FINE. WATFORD IS CHEAPER BUT THERES MORE TO DO IN LONDON HOWEVER YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF SPENDING TIME IN BOTH LOCATIONS WHEN WORKING AND SOCIALIZING AT TJX.

LOADS OF FUN AND SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

YEAH LOADS, WE DID ALL SORTS OF COOL EVENTS AFTER WORK LIKE KARAOKE EVENINGS, PUB CRAWLS, DINNER MEET AND GREETS AND OF COURSE BIG PARTIES AT CHRISTMAS AND THE SUMMER BALL FOR THE WOMENSWEAR DEPARTMENTS. WE ALSO DID LOTS OF FUNDRAISING FOR CHARITIES WHICH TAKES PLACE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF WORK, I EVEN HAD FRIENDS WHO DID SKY DIVING. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS AND THERES ALWAYS FUN TO BE HAD!