Found yourself out of work? Looking for a change of career? Keen on exploring a new direction?
New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released this week has sadly shown that firms have continued to remove staff from payrolls, with some 695,000 UK workers disappearing from the payrolls of British companies since lockdown began in March.
This is believed to be in preparation for the end of the furlough scheme.
Luckily, there’s a varied number of companies that are still actively recruiting and taking applications for roles based at Manchester Arndale and they could be just what you’re looking for.
With both full time and part time roles available, here’s everything you need to know.
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Bella Italia
If cleaning is your cup of tea, then popular restaurant chain Bella Italia is looking to hire a “motivated and passionate cleaner” to join “La Famiglia” its Manchester Arndale branch.
According to the job description, the right candidate will be “intensely passionate about creating the very best environment for our guests”, someone who works within the guidelines provided, and is “unafraid to approach any cleaning job required”.
Staff rewards include 50% discount on food and drink in all Big Table Group restaurants, and team meals on shifts over five hours.
You can find more information and apply for the role here.
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Jack & Jones
Fashion retailer Jack & Jones is looking for a full-time store assistant.
The job description reads: “For our store in Manchester Arndale, we’re looking for a strong sales profile who can deliver and not least give our customers great service – every time. With professional pride, as well as authentic, consistent and positive leadership, you will be trained in our retail concept and core skills.”
Successful candidates for the role will “carry [Jack & Jones’] growth and make sure the customers leave the store with a positive experience.”
It continues: “As Sales Assistant at Jack & Jones, you will primarily be assessed on your ability to create the best possible experience for the customers, as well as the ability to create solid growth and earnings for the store.”
You can find more information and apply for the role here.
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Pandora
Luxury jewellery brand Pandora is looking for a Sales Assistant to join the team at its pop-up store in Manchester Arndale.
As a part-time Sales Assistant, you will be required eight hours per week on a rotational shift-basis, including some weekends and Bank Holidays.
The job description states that the right person will “lead the success of the store by influencing sales, excelling in customer service” and “share their knowledge of the product and brand”. Successful candidates will need “strong selling skills”, and experience in a luxury environment with one-to-one sales experience is preferable, but not essential.
The benefits package includes a competitive salary – with bonus potential as well – and an enticing 55% employee discount on all Pandora products.
You can find more information and apply for the role here.
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Starbucks
Ever-popular coffee chain Starbucks is currently hiring for a Barista and a Shift Supervisor at its Manchester Arndale branch.
The Barista role requires no previous experience and successful applicants will be expected to work flexible hours that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends and nights. The Shift Supervisor will be required to check in with baristas during the shift “to ensure the delivery of legendary customer service for all customers”.
Both are full-time positions.
You can find more information and apply for the two roles here.
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Thorntons
Chocolate retailer Thorntons – which is part of the Fererro Group that manufactures brands such as Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and Kinder Bueno – is looking for a permanent Store Manager to oversee its Manchester Arndale outlet.
According to the job description, successful applicants for the Store Manager role will be responsible for the performance of the store and team.
It reads: “In order to succeed, you realise the importance of your team – which you will recruit and shape through coaching – creating a high performance culture [and] a proven track record within the Food and Beverage, Hospitality or Retail industry [is required]”.
You can find more information and apply for the role here.
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Three
Phone and broadband company Three is looking for “a cool, friendly, ambitious individual” to join the sales team at the Manchester Arndale store.
This is a part-time role working 20 hours per week.
Successful applicants for the Sales Assistant role will earn £9 per hour + 25% on target bonus.
Benefits include:
A brand-new smartphone on an unlimited data plan from Three.
Flexible working hours/shifts.
Competitive salary + OTE.
Training courses and career development.
Being part of “an awesome team”.
You can find more information and apply for the role here.
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Manchester United announce another big signing with Benjamin Šeško swoop
Danny Jones
Manchester United have confirmed a third big signing of the summer transfer window after seemingly swooping in to hijack a deal for Benjamin Šeško from a fellow Premier League team.
While perhaps not direct rivals, Man United look to have virtually snapped up highly sought-after Slovenian striker, Šeško, from the jaws of Newcastle, who appeared to be getting closer to sealing a deal following a second bid.
Roughly a week later, Ruben Amorim now has another attacking option to choose from, with Šeško arriving at Old Trafford on a deal worth reportedly upwards of £73.3 million.
Signing a five-year deal with the club, Šeško will earn around £160,000 a week when it comes to wages, with his contract also including potential add-ons, according to Sportklub writer Rok Viškovič.
United are said to be paying an initial fee of £66.3m, with the super-fast forward supposedly having made it clear that he preferred a move to United once he was made aware of their interest.
After the news broke of an agreement being reached, it didn’t take long for people to start tracking his equally quick turnaround flight, with the towering Bundesliga prospect – who clocks in at the same height as soon-to-be Man City rival, Erling Haaland – travelling to Manchester Airport on Thursday evening.
In fact, speaking of Haaland, a recently resurfaced quote should give fans plenty of food for thought ahead of his debut in red.
As the player with the most goals scored – 39, to be specific – of any player under 23 since he arrived in Germany in the middle of the 22/23 season, it’s no surprise that United moved quickly on the deal to bring Šeško to the English top flight.
With his medical believed to have been conducted that same night, his official unveiling as an MUFC player on Friday, 8 August, sees INEOS’ spending so far this season tip over the £200m mark, even despite having recorded their worst domestic finish in the modern era in the previous campaign.
Should the add-ons in the roughly £71m deal for Bryan Mbuemo, not to mention the approximately £62.5m and nearly £7m outlay (all possible bonuses considered) for young defender Diego Leon, materialise over the course of the next year or so, that figure is more like £215m.
They’re not messing around.
Manchester United's new front three in all competitions last season:
Benjamin Sesko: 🏟 45 games ⚽️ 21 goals 🅰️ 6 assists
Šeško will be presented in front of the Old Trafford faithful before their final 25/26 pre-season game against Fiorentina, where a special presentation will also be held in honour of former goalkeeper, David de Gea.
What do you make of Amorim‘s latest signings, and how well do you think Šeško is going to take to life in the most competitive league in the world?
Perhaps more importantly, what might it mean for some existing players?
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My Chemical Romance fans are losing it as emo favourites appear to tease UK tour
Danny Jones
American alt-rock and emo favourites My Chemical Romance aren’t just back for one last Black Parade; it looks like they might be heading to the UK for more tour dates.
Not just a phase, never was.
My Chemical Romance (an entirely different kind of MCR) made yet another mighty return to the fore earlier this year, nearly two whole decades on from the release of the seminal album, which dropped in 2006 and has now been toured live again by the New Jersey band.
Playing the album IN FULL for the first time in years, they’ve been busy in North America delighting die-hard crowds, but now a recent teaser has got My Chem fans gearing up for UK and Ireland shows.
As you can see, MCR released the somewhat cryptic comedy sketch above, in which they seem to spoof a gameshow centred around a robot named ‘Quizzo’.
The host of this fictional programme goes on to explain that the result will determine “who will be the next lucky country to win the grand prize of one nuclear winter.”
It might only last for a few seconds, but the main takeaway is that the ‘who’ selected as the recipient of this upcoming prize is none other than the United Kingdom.
Combine that with a simple caption that reads, “Let’s show them what they’ve won”, it’d be hard not to jump to the conclusion that we Brits are about to pretend we’re ‘Teenagers’ again and chant ‘Na Na Na’ until our lungs give out.
In the time since the post went live, fans on this side of the pond have understandably started getting very excited…
My Chemical Romance are coming back to the UK… For the 1st time since 2022 when we all thought it would be the last hurrah…#MCRpic.twitter.com/vHWO5mK89j
At first, some were wondering whether this year’s revival might have also seen the resurrection of their much-mythologised but ultimately scrapped 2019 record, The Paper Kingdom, but it seems pretty much nailed on that their transatlantic followers are about to get some gigs.
It remains unclear whether these still TBC dates will be an extension of the current ‘Long Live The Black Parade‘ tour, which began on 11 July, or something new entirely.
Either way, with this current run of shows due to end in September and hints at a ‘nuclear winter’, it’s a fair assumption to guess that My Chemical Romance will be coming to the UK either later this year or early 2026 – and you bank on a big Manchester booking to be thrown in there too.