“We want you!” – as a new colleague at JTL. Corona has helped eCommerce to grow even faster, which we can clearly feel: our requirement for creative minds, experienced developers and reliable supporters is greater than ever. What does this have to do with you? And why is it worth joining JTL right now? Find out in the interview with our recruiting professional Armin.
Interview with Armin, Recruiter at JTL
JTL: Hello Armin. You're in charge of recruiting at JTL and you're really busy at the moment. It's great that you're still taking the time for this interview.Armin: Sure, of course. But it’s true. Recruiting has really taken off for us in recent months. We currently have more than 25 vacancies for pretty much all areas of the company and are always on the lookout for new talent beyond these positions.
JTL: How many employees have we hired since the beginning of 2020?Armin: JTL grew massively in 2020 and 2021 in particular. Due to the lockdowns, more and more retailers are moving into online business. As a result, our requirement for skilled workers has also increased. In 2020 alone, 21 new employees joined us, in 2021 there are currently 22 – and it’s only August. So the number is likely to increase.
Armin: As I said, there are currently vacancies for almost every job. However, we have the greatest requirements in the areas of development, infrastructure, IT administration and support.
JTL: Is this pace of recruitment also evident among our trainees?Armin: Yes! There is a lot of interest in training at JTL. As a company, we started training young professionals in five professions in 2017. Since then, 16 apprentices have completed their training at JTL, four of them last year alone. At the same time, there were two cases in 2021 of supporters switching internally to start an apprenticeship.
JTL: Those are impressive figures. What makes training at JTL so attractive?Armin: It’s just exciting with us (laughs). But seriously. ECommerce is booming, so as an apprentice you have the opportunity to take on responsibility immediately and contribute to the success of an absolute growth industry. I think that the relaxed working atmosphere is also a deciding factor. At how many companies can you be on first-name terms with the boss as a trainee?
Promoting young talent is also a high priority in our recruitment: we want our trainees to be well looked after from day one. To this end, we have currently formed an internal “trainee task force” to set up a special “mentoring program”. This means that, in addition to their trainers, we provide our junior employees with a permanent contact person who is available to answer any questions and address any needs.
Armin: No, with our new JTL Academy we support both working students and final theses in our company. There is also a “mentor program” here, which we use to ensure intensive support and guarantee that the theses are written with as much practical relevance as possible.
Incidentally, we are currently also offering positions for writing a thesis. It’s worth taking a look at our careers page.
Armin: Here, too, we attach great importance to providing our new colleagues with close support and making their start with us as easy as possible. While the systematic induction usually takes place in the respective teams and professional feedback meetings are held there, we have a regular “What makes JTL tick?” format organized by our HR development team. Here, new employees get to know the company spirit in a relaxed atmosphere and can ask their personal questions.
Armin: First of all, it has to be said that the relocation process went quickly and smoothly thanks to our hard-working colleagues in IT administration. What was initially intended as an “emergency solution” is now becoming the new reality: we are leaving it entirely up to the individual teams to decide how they want to work from 2022. Whether 100% home office, hybrid models or the classic 5-day week in the office – everything is possible.
All colleagues have access to office equipment consisting of ergonomic chairs and desks. JTL also provides the hardware. To make “mobile working” even better, all JTL employees are currently being switched to laptops.
Even the physical well-being in the home office is taken care of in the form of digital meal vouchers. Employees can use them to shop, order or eat out at a restaurant as they wish.
Armin: Many of our new jobs are already advertised with a “remote option”. And the teams can decide for themselves where and how they want to work. Of course, there are jobs, such as our location manager, whose job profile suggests a regular presence. But we are really open to all kinds of concepts here.
JTL attaches great importance to ergonomic workstations.
Armin: That’s already quite a lot and we will be expanding the listing in the future. In addition to a paid lunch, we offer a job bike and as much fruit, sweets and drinks as you want in the office. We also offer a REWE purchase list for colleagues who work in the office. We also offer branded clothing for colleagues with customer contact and various social events throughout the year. The benefits also include trust-based working hours with a flexitime model.
The area of company fitness and occupational health management is also being developed. We hope to be able to offer our employees a comprehensive package after corona.
Armin: That’s right! And this is also documented by the length of service of our employees, more than a third of whom have been with us for between five and ten years.
JTL: Thank you, Armin, for the interview!Apply now!
If you would like to be one of our new colleagues, please send us your application! We are also happy to receive unsolicited applications. With our high growth rate, we have also created new positions in the past if we are impressed by the applicant.
If you would like to find out more about JTL and our company spirit beforehand, we recommend our recruiting video:
Or you can start looking for a suitable position right away. You can find a list of our vacancies on our careers page:
