Waterstones Jobs Application Form

Waterstones Application Form

Waterstones are one of the UK’s largest offline and online books retailers. Waterstones pride themselves on having the widest selection of books available and on providing great value along with fantastic customer support and expert advise.

Waterstones staff are expected to be knowledgeable when it comes to books and literature. If you are a book lover with a passion for reading you should consider Waterstones as your career choice.

How to Apply

If you wish to work in store, face to face with customers, you can use the Waterstones careers site to search and apply for jobs online. They also provide lots of information to help you maximise your chances of landing a job at Waterstones. If you wish to work with Waterstones in the head office you can download and print an application form that must be mailed along with your CV. You can of course always drop into a store with your CV and a covering letter. Be sure to write your covering letter in a formal manner and include why you would be a great match for Waterstones.

Interview

If you are invited to an interview with Waterstones be sure to dress well (a suit is always a good idea for the gents, black pants and a white blouse for the ladies.) and appear well groomed. They will ask you questions to verify that you are at least interested in books. You will be asked about the last book you read. Be sure to have some good answers for these questions because your interest in books is really important in this role. You may also be asked about some customer service experiences you have had, good and bad so have a think about that before your interview, too.

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Salary

Waterstones pay their customer assistants national minimum wages. Store managers and other senior staff can attract higher salaries and these are usually negotiable.     

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Click here to visit Waterstones careers site.