Retail, Hospitality & Customer Service Graduate Jobs

Retail, Hospitality & Customer Service Graduate Jobs overview

Retail, hospitality, and customer service graduate jobs can be found in a broad range of organisations, with more than a million people employed in this sector in Australia. Graduates will be seeking different positions than those without a degree, but taking a job that requires fewer qualifications and working up is not uncommon for graduates from these disciplines.

Types of graduate jobs/roles

Common graduate roles include:

Manager
Salesperson
Sales Manager
Account Manager
Market Research Analyst
Shop Manager
Retail Supervisor
Hospitality Manager
Restaurant Manager
Team Leader
Conference Organiser
Events Manager

How to find work and apply

Retail and customer service graduates should consider the range of large chain stores, most of which have dedicated graduate programmes in place. As such, it is worth considering options such as:

Hospitality and customer service graduates should consider casinos, large hotel chains and food franchises such as:

Retail, hospitality and customer service graduates should also check out ‘Media, Advertising & PR Graduate Jobs’, 'Marketing & Sales Graduate Jobs ’and ‘Business & Commerce Graduate Jobs’.

Competitiveness

While it is not anticipated that graduates will have too much difficulty securing a relevant position, they may have to ‘work their way up’ if they are not successful in attaining a graduate position initially.

Location

Capital cities will have the most positions available for graduates, but there will be opportunities to transfer once graduate training is completed.

Average graduate salaries

The medium starting salaries for retail, hospitality, and customer service graduates is between $45k and $50k.

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