Supermarket job boost for graduates - graduate jobs

Graduates and school leavers could claim one of the 25,000 jobs and apprenticeships being offered by leading supermarkets across the country.

Supermarket giants Morrisons, Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's are planning to recruit 25,857 staff this year.

The recruitment drives will see Morrison's create 1,665 jobs at stores including, Salford, Wrexham, Wisbech, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Glasgow and Portsmouth. With a further 100 workers needed for the chain's newly refurbished Hadleigh-based store in Suffolk.

It is also offering a number of training and apprenticeship places for school and university leavers.

Graduates can also claim a place on one of the 17 schemes being offered by Tesco, which is looking to recruit 440 university-leavers.

While Asda has 700 roles available, with jobs ranging from technical staff, pharmacists, shop floor staff and opticians.

Graduates and school-leavers with two A-Levels and a passion for customer services and retail can also apply for one of Sainsbury's 50 trainee manager scheme vacancies.

The starting salary for this scheme is £17,500 and applicants can apply from August 12.

For more information visit www.sainsburystm.co.uk.

Copyright Press Association 2011