Section 2
Hello everybody and welcome to Hawkins. I
very much hope
you will enjoy
working here and indeed that some of you may take the opportunity to join our
permanent staff. Now my purpose this morning is to give you a short overview
of Hawkins and a few pointers about working here. Then
I'll hand over
to
Celia, head of human resources, to begin the training proper. Right. Now
we've seen quite a mixed history in sales recently at Hawkins.
Five years ago
we saw the beginning of a success period as sales climbed at an exciting rate
but then they
went flat
again for a few years. Although
we're delighted
that
they've recovered in the last year to rise again
, so the
future looks bright.
As
a company we have to watch and be proactive about where these sales are
coming from. All of you here will be
allocated
to different departments but you
may be interested to know where your area stands in relationship to others.
Hawkins was traditionally, basically a clothing retailer and clothes remain an
important part of our business.
But over recent years we've seen that reduce
as food and electrical have both grown leaving us equally balanced on all
fronts at the present time.
This is a situation we'd be
pleased
to maintain.
Although the general increase in food spending is predicted to affect all major
players in our sector.
Well, that's us. What about you as temporary staff? Where do you fit in? Any
business that operates in a changing climate must rely heavily on
contributions from a flexible proportion of its staff and Hawkins is
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