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We recently launched a new learning platform called Udemy to help our teammates learn anywhere, anytime. There's over 7,000 free courses to pick from; think technical skills to grow in role 👩💻 learning new languages or even baking 🧁, there’s something for everyone! We caught up with service desk analyst, Stephen, who's been getting to grips with the platform, to find out how he's finding life with Udemy! #VeryAmbitious
SheCanCode caught up with Claire Hunwick (and Merlin! 🐶) to find out what life is like as a product owner at Very. We got the inside scoop on a recent project that brought together a scrum team of Very and Amazon Web Service data people to work on a series of proof of concepts 💡 70 experiments, four different algorithms and eight million+ forecasts later, we have an award-winning data team! 🏆
Earlier this week we kicked off the biggest shopping event of the Very year, Black Friday! 🖤 A month of deals and offers, and that's not just for our customers. Our teammates get colleague discount on top of many of the offers onsite which is always handy at this time of year when the Christmas lists are under-way. Find out more about our #VeryPerks right here: https://theverygroup.jobs/life-at-tvg/benefits #LifeAtTheVeryGroup
Say hello to some of our newest teammates; our tech and finance grads 👋 This ambitious bunch started with us a few weeks ago and are already settling in well to #LifeAtTheVeryGroup. They’re all here to help us on our mission of helping families get more out of life ❤
Last week we had the brilliant Judi Love dial in to a special table talk with our head of CEO office and chair of RAVE (Race at Very network) Terence Mensah. We heard about her life before Loose Women, her inspirations, her collections on very.co.uk and thoughts on Black History Month. "I love the way Very just get me! It's a relationship and that's been amazing. At no point I've felt like it's 'just because', we're growing and learning together." 💖
Here at Very you can work with, and learn from, some of the greatest minds across retail, tech and payments... but don't just take our word for it! Matt Grest, our CIO, was named one of Retail Week’s top 50 digital leaders in retail 👏 Matt is leading our ambitious tech team through a multi-year tech transformation roadmap (one of the biggest in our history!) and is looking for engineers, architects and more to join the team. Want in? Check out our latest roles
Our teammates have spoken 🎉 We've been named one of Retail Week x Glassdoor's best UK retailers to work for in 2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Huge thanks to our amazing people for sharing your views on what #LifeAtTheVeryGroup is all about on Glassdoor and helping us hit number 12 on the list.
When Jag Collier isn't leading our huge operation in the East Midlands at Skygate, she can usually be found: ❣️ Spending time with her family 🐶 Walking her German Shepherd, Koa 🫶 Advising our Race at Very network "Success to me is being comfortable bringing your authentic self to work, and that’s in all elements."
Today we’re welcoming six new tech teammates to Very as part of our Career Returners programme 👋 It was great to see some new faces during their tours, tech set up and selfies at the Very stand of course! Career Returners is our way of helping people get back into the workplace after an extended career break of 2+ years, because we believe people shouldn’t be held back at work for taking time out for the things important to them. Say hello to the our new teammates below. #LifeAtTheVeryGroup #VeryIncluded
We've been recognised as one of the top 20 companies to work for in the UK when it comes to #WorkLifeBalance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It's great to see the changes we're making to support our teammates wellbeing be so well received and reviewed! Check out our latest reviews today.
