Pets at Home

Hi,
I applied for a job at Pets at home a few days ago and i know they contact you by email inviting you in, does anyone know how long it takes after you applied for them to email you?
and do they email you if you haven't been successful?
thankss

I'd love to get a part time job at my local Pets at Home for summer after I've finished my GCSEs! Would they take on a sixteen year old? I've not had a job before but I own two dogs, a cat and a horse, (had little hamsters and guinea pigs when I was younger) and I did two weeks work experience in a large Equestrian retail store which sold horse/rider equipment and farm animal foods, I did some stock taking, shelf stocking and working on the till etc. that's all really :P should I just hand in my CV in store or something and wait til they need someone to work part time?

I know this sounds stupid but im 13 and i was wondering if pets at home has any jobs for this age group maybe like caring for the animals or cleaning them out because i have hamsters and rabbits of my own and i was just wondering if i could help out there rather than having a paper round or something like that?

don't worry about not knowing anything about the animals, or getting trained into how to care for them in the store. I was going to majorly slag off pets at home, as our local one-the warrington branch employs staff with no brains, either that or they have brains but don't bother training their staff. I've known about 7 unrelated different people who have brought animals from that store, only to find that they have given birth several weeks after getting them home, as the warrington staff cannot sex their animals, resulting in them mating. i know this first hand as I asked for a male hamster and later found out I had been given a female when she had a season. my only hesitation in completely running pets at home into the ground is that the branch in knutsford is absolutely awesome, and the staff there couldn't be more helpful, so I'd just say to go with it if you're sure you're working with people who will teach you right! good luck x

Hi i am about to apply for job as a "Grooming Assisstant". Anyone know what this job entails. I dont have to groom dogs do i? as i cannot do that.

But have background in Pet Care (Kennels) and have Zoological Conservation Foundation Degree.

Well I work there so anythign you want to know just ask!!!!

Firstly just go to your local store and ask if there are any jobs going. They can give you an application form

I assume you will want full time hours. Depending on the store depends on your hours you will work. Whist at Letchworth I would either start at 7am, 9:15, 11:45 or 13:15 and work untill either 16:15, 18:30, 20:30 or 22:30 when working full time however shifts can and may vary. I also used to do 16:30 till 20:30 whist at school.

Most stores want you to be flexible and work week days and weekends

early shifts (7am start) you will be expected to clean out the animals where's a twilight (untill 22:00) you will concentrate on delivery. Not all stores have twilights though.

Your main job will be to help customers, for this you need knowledge on products and animals. you will need to know about the animals sold aswell as animal's caterd for. Dog nutrition is VERY big at the moment

You will have to do everything, clean animals, look after ill animals, tills, delivery, work back stock, clean the shopfloor (shelves etc) You will do promo changes (oh how fun! Not!)

However I love the job. You will learn so much more about animals and their care

As I said at the start feel free to ask me any questions If you get an interview I could try and help you with what they look for although each manager is different

Anyway I must go...working a twilight tonight from 6-10 which will mostly consist of customers wanting fish untill 8 (when the store shuts) then aving to do a day's deleivery in 2 hours! ..... oh I love this job.....sometimes!