The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
BoF Careers has handpicked the most exciting open roles in fashion retail today on our platform.
To help prepare the BoF community with actionable insights for competitive advantage, we’re speaking to hiring managers from the BoF Careers’ partner base, to discover how candidates can excel in their recruitment processes today — and what they look for in stand-out applicants.
Check out our Job in Focus below for exclusive advice from Farfetch’s Jazzmin-May Carroll, Talent Acquisition Manager in North America, to understand how you can impress in their recruitment process for the Retail Recruiter role.
Spanning seniority levels and functional expertise, you can explore all the live opportunities from fashion’s leading employers below, such as Hugo Boss, Zimmerman, Dover Street Market and Kering.
Connecting you to 3,200+ live job opportunities and over 300 of the fashion industry’s leading employers, take your next step today at businessoffashion.com/careers.
North America
Dion Lee — Assistant Store Manager
Dôen — Retail Warehouse Co-Ordinator
Fahrety — 2 Retail Lead and Assistant Store Lead Roles
Farfetch Group — Retail Recruiter
Location: New York
Job in Focus: Retail Recruiter at Stadium Goods
Interviewee: Jazzmin-May Carroll, Talent Acquisition Manager at Farfetch, North America, and Stadium Goods
What are the most important skills you’re looking for?
One of the biggest skills that we’re really looking for is [...] to be a true business partner to hiring managers. [...] We want someone who is almost like an expert in their field and can offer that level of rigour around advice, market insights, and what other competitors are doing.
For our interview process, we ask a lot of behavioural interview questions. We really want to know the situation, how you handled it, what did you do? So [those] examples of how they have filled roles successfully, how they partner with hiring managers, how they have really made an impact, it’s gonna be super important.
How can applicants stand out from their competitors?
Research. It sounds so basic, but you’ll be so surprised at how many candidates don’t [...] research before they go into the interview. Being clear on what their motivations are, why they want to work for our business, what they can bring, and really what long-term aspirations look like for them. We want people who want to stay with us for the long-term. I think just showing that very genuine level of enthusiasm is going to be important for us.
What advice would you give applicants applying for a role at the Farfetch Group?
There is so much room to do new things. We’re not a rigid business and there is a lot of autonomy to make changes. Any advice to someone coming in, is to come in with new ideas. Don’t be afraid to challenge the norm.
Come in with an open mind, because our business isn’t corporate. We’re not this super formal organisation — there’s so much that hasn’t yet been done. We would love to have someone on board who wants to make an impact, wants to build things that the name is attached to. I want someone who can come in and make [it] all their own.
Galvan – Lead Private Client Manager
Hugo Boss — 2 Management Roles
Lafayette 148 — 2 Supervisor of Selling Services Roles
Tory Burch — 16 Store Manager and Assistant Manager Roles
Zimmermann — Retail Director and Store Management Roles
United Kingdom
Cath Kidston — Deputy Flagship Manager
Dover Street Market — 2 Floor Manager Roles
Kering — Department Manager and Associate Store Director Roles
PVH — 32 Management and Supervisory Roles
Paper Mache Tiger — Store Manager
Self-Portrait — Store Supervisor
Europe
Amp Monaco — 2 Store Manager Roles
Hugo Boss — 8 Retail Performance Roles
Mytheresa.com – In-Store Retail Marketing Manager
PVH — 10 Store Management and Supervisory Roles
Zalando – 88 Employee and Store Manager Roles
Rest of World
Amp Monaco — 4 Client Advisor Roles
Hugo Boss — 15 Retail Management Roles
PVH — Retail Executive and Project Management Roles
Tory Burch — 6 Retail Management Roles
Zvelle — Retail and E-commerce Associate
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