WHSmith Careers and Employment

About the company

CEO
Stephen Clarke
Founded
1792
Company size
more than 10,000
Revenue
£100m to £500m
Industry
Retail & Wholesale

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Jobs

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - The Harlequin, Watford

Watford

£8.72 an hour

9 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Chesham

Chesham

£8.72 an hour

9 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Market Harborough

Market Harborough

£8.72 an hour

9 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Sleaford

Sleaford

£8.72 an hour

9 hours ago

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Full-time

Store Leader - Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

£24,000 a year

9 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Bangor North Wales

Bangor

£8.72 an hour

13 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Tenterden

Tenterden

£8.72 an hour

17 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Kidderminster

Kidderminster

£8.72 an hour

13 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Crewe

Crewe

£8.72 an hour

13 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Stourport

Stourport-on-Severn

£8.72 an hour

13 hours ago

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Part-time

Counter Clerk - Selby Post Office

Selby

£8.72 an hour

13 hours ago

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Counter Clerk - Southport Post Office

Southport

£8.72 an hour

17 hours ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Gerrards Cross

Gerrards Cross

£8.72 an hour

1 day ago

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Part-time

Counter Clerk - Beeston

Beeston

£8.72 an hour

1 day ago

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Counter Clerk - Lewes

Lewes

£8.72 an hour

1 day ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Dover

Dover

£8.72 an hour

2 days ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Bath

Bath

£8.72 an hour

2 days ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Burton Queens Hospital

Burton-On-Trent

£8.72 an hour

2 days ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant - Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury

£8.72 an hour

2 days ago

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Part-time

Sales Assistant/Baker - M&S Simply Food - Colchester Hospital

Colchester

£8.72 an hour

2 days ago

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There are 159 jobs at WHSmith

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101 jobs

Retail

23 jobs

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12 jobs

Management

7 jobs

Information Design & Documentation

3 jobs

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Salaries

Salary estimated from 203 employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed.

Retail

Store Manager

£19,573 per year

Retail Sales Associate

£11.66 per hour

Assistant Buyer

£21,963 per year

Loading and Stocking

Warehouse Worker

£13,582 per year

Warehouse Lead

£17,480 per year

Administrative Assistance

Posting Clerk

£8.28 per hour

Demand Planner

£37,000 per year

Management

Supervisor

£15,969 per year

Deputy Manager

£20,725 per year

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Rating overview

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Reviews

Sales Assistant in Portsmouth

on 28 November 2020

Efficient but great workspace

Everything done there is very efficient and they do what they can to manage their stores effectively, this may sound like a negative however management are very nice which makes the process 10 times easier and the job much more enjoyable

Store Manager in Norfolk

on 27 February 2021

Poor pay, poor structure

Company will come up with new structures on a whim. Try cluster managers? Didn’t work, reversed it. Then laid off hundreds of staff in order to implement... cluster managers. The pay is poor, downsizing is pretty constant, and the business plan appears to be “overcharge and understaff” so customers are rarely happy. Random changes in company direction will appear from nowhere. Head office are usually unaware (and very unresponsive) of how shop workforce is feeling

Retail Store Manager in Greater Manchester

on 25 February 2021

Worst company I’ve worked for

Bad company culture, if your face fits your ok!!, don’t pay you for hours worked. Worst company I’ve ever worked for. Higher managers not bothered about your family/work balance. Very stressful, under appreciated

Sales Assistant in Eltham, Greater London

on 25 February 2021

Wouldn't recommend to a friend.

Spare the few employees that work the shop floor with me, there is a clear issue with management throughout the company as well as I believe the pay being awful for the job you're expected to do.The shop I work in has bare minimum staff with no overtime available and people expected to do 2 people jobs at once. And do it fast.I have never worked for a more unorganised company and can't wait to find a replacement job.

Store Manager in Newport, Newport

on 21 February 2021

Stressfull, overstretched and underpaid

Underpaid, expected to work your fingers to the bone, don't care about your home life and expected to live and breath WHSmith. Underpaid and refuse to change your title so you won't get paid more even though you are doing more than others on a much larger salary.

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Interview insights

Insights from 433 Indeed users who have interviewed with WHSmith within the last 5 years.

Average experience

Interview is easy

Process takes about a day or two

Interview questions

I had a 1-1 interview. For a job like this it's more about your personality. Just try to get on well with the interviewer and learn some facts about the company's history.

Shared on 20 October 2020

I did a group interview. First off we had to do an individual maths test, then we were given scenarios and 4 statements and had to order the statements in which we would act. Lastly, I was then asked why I should be hired over everyone else in the room.

Shared on 31 October 2019

- What do you know about WH Smiths? - What do you know about mystery shoppers and how would you serve the ? - What other employment/skills have you done before, that you could bring to the team at the store?

Shared on 6 September 2019

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