Ready to love Mondays again this May?
Whether you’re looking for your first full-time graduate role after university, a new job after a career break, or just searching for a better salary, you’re in luck. With over 300,000 vacancies on Reed.co.uk right now, there’s an opportunity out there for everyone this month. Proving that all the Bank Holidays this month aren’t the only way you can learn to love Mondays.
If you’re searching for a job you’ll adore, here are five of the top companies hiring in May (and some of the roles they have on offer).
A-Plan Insurance
A-Plan Insurance is one of the UK’s largest independent insurance brokers – providing insurance to over 650,000 clients through 100 branches across the country.
Part of the international Howden Broking Group, A-Plan offers a truly tailored, client-centric approach to insurance. It cares about its customers, it cares about its communities and most importantly, it cares about its people.
A-Plan’s goal is to create brand ambassadors, individuals who go beyond the call of duty both for its clients, because that is just who they are as a person. Its currently looking for excellent insurance advisors and financial analysts (and a whole host of other roles) to help move its business forward.
Roles in demand:
Benefits of working for A-Plan Insurance include:
- Excellent onboarding and access to its e-Learning programme, as well as a company funded CII professional qualification
- A Healthcare Cashplan with 17 different benefits, paid for by A-Plan
- Discounted gym memberships – national and local gyms included
Location: Milton Keynes, Maidenhead, Basingstoke, Bedford, and throughout the UK.
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FirstPort
As the UK’s leading residential property manager, FirstPort understands that a residential property is more than just bricks and mortar to the people who live there. It’s their home.
Its customers expect the highest possible standards of property service, at the most cost effective price. Whether it’s maintenance or security. And to do that across FirstPort’s wide variety of developments, buildings and estates, recruiting the right team is absolutely essential.
Roles are on offer right across the country – from Worcestor to Weston-Super-Mare. Want to kick-start your career in property management? Apply today.
Roles in demand:
Three reasons to work for FirstPort include:
- FirstPort is the first company in its industry to be recognised as a Top Employer* for four years in a row
- Its five core values are: friendly, inventive, respectful, skilled and trustworthy (something it applies right across the company, from clients to members of staff)
- An industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme which provides support and advice 24/7
Location: Throughout the UK.
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Deloitte
When it comes to working for a company with a great track record, it doesn’t get much better than Deloitte.
One of the ‘big four’ professional services firms, Deloitte provides tax advice, auditing, accountancy, financial consultancy and more – to businesses in 150 countries across the globe.
Deloitte has around 20,000 partners and staff in the UK alone, with hundreds of thousands employed worldwide. So, by joining the team, it means joining this incredible network of inspiring people. It also means working with fascinating clients, and career progress that never stops.
Roles in demand:
- Accountancy & Finance: such as accountant, financial analyst, consultant
- Tech: such as cloud engineer, cybersecurity compliance manager, scrum master
- Other: financial services, HR, marketing and more
Benefits of working for Deloitte include:
- Agile working, and flexible hours
- Diverse and inclusive working environment
- Regular programme of wellbeing activities throughout the year, to help keep your physical and mental health in check.
Location: Throughout the UK.
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Scotland Gas Networks
Scotland Gas Networks work together to keep homes warm and businesses running for its 5.9 million customers across Scotland and the south of England.
Something which, during the current cost of living crisis, is more important than ever.
The promises it makes to its customers shape who Scotland Gas Networks is. They help to ensure it employs the highest safety standards, strives for the best levels of service and puts its customers at the centre of everything it does. All in a way that causes minimum impact to our environment.
Passionate about working for an industry-leading company? Just want to help heat the nation? Scotland Gas Networks could have the career for you.
Roles in demand:
Benefits of working for Scotland Gas Networks include:
- A range of benefits such as leisure and shopping discount schemes
- Car loan scheme, Cycle to Work, and season ticket loans
- Rewards and recognitions schemes, and significant opportunities to advance your career
Location: Scotland and the south of England.
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Whitbread
Whitbread is the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant operator.
Founded by Sameul Whitbread in 1742, the group now includes the likes of Premier Inn, Table Table, Beefeater and Brewers Fayre as part of it’s portfolio. The FTSE 100 company also employs almost 35,000 staff across the country.
Whitbread is hiring for thousands of roles right in a number of different disciplines, with practically every hospitality role imaginable on offer. There are also opportunities for those working in tech, marketing and HR, as well as apprenticeships for school leavers.
Roles in demand:
- Hospitality: including restaurant manager, front of house, team leader, housekeeper
- Catering: such as chef, kitchen team member and kitchen porter
- Other: including customer services, HR, tech and more
Benefits of working for Whitbread include:
- The opportunity to grow your career anywhere. Hotels, pubs and restaurants, across the UK and beyond
- Discounts on everything from hotels and restaurants, to shops, gyms and eye tests
- They’ll match what you give to your favourite charities
Location: Throughout the UK.
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*awarded by the Top Employer institute
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