Since it was registered as a corporation in 1943, IKEA has developed into an international group, present in approximately 43 countries. IKEA gets its name from the initials of Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd, located in Småland, Sweden. Ingvar Kamprad was just 17 when he registered IKEA store in 1943. Since the birth of the company, IKEA and its economic environment have changed enormously.
Today the brand enjoys an international reputation and sells its products worldwide. Ingvar Kamprad is now the senior advisor to the Supervisory Board and Anders Dahlvig the Chief Executive Officer of the IKEA Group.
In the year 1965, the IKEA Group became the world leader in the furniture market. Specializing in furniture and interior design, shops offer a wide assortment of more than 9500 useful products, uniquely designed and at a cheaper price. The launch of its businesses in Almhult located in Sweden in 1943, IKEA has grown steadily. Presently, we record 283 stores, including 24 franchisees in 40 countries, which employ about 118,000 people around the world.
We can add to those 45 purchasing offices in 31 countries, and customer delivery centers in 16 countries. With 23 stores, IKEA (France) is the second largest furniture maker in France, with 12.2% market share in 2007. In 2007, with a little over 9 billion Euros of turnover (sales), the French furniture and interior design is still a growing and a dynamic sector. The sales in furnishings and household equipment showed its best performance since 1977.
The enthusiasm of the French in terms of decoration and interior design is recent and consumer behavior in this area is still evolving before reaching a certain maturity. According to a study conducted among a sample of 800 individuals (representative of the French population, Cetelem 2007), the average household budget in interior design is now around 370 Euros per year.
According to this study and the French population its considered a necessity to work and develop its habitat , essential (82% favorable opinion) while remaining are personal pleasure (79% favorable opinion).But the most significant development since the last survey conducted in the year 2002 is the awareness, in a context of soaring real estate prices, the potential impact of the decoration and internal architecture and the material value increase of their home (78% favorable opinion or an increase of 12 points over five years).
In the year 2007, furniture and interior decoration, recorded a growth of over 7%, which was one of the strongest and highest growths over the past thirty years. This represents "an increase in popularity in the recent years, for the layout, construction and decoration of their interiors," says Christophe Gazel, director of the Institute for Promotion and Study of Furniture. Several strategies, implemented by distributors, have been promising, including the current consumption of furniture rather than being viewed as purchasing investments.
The variation of the collections, similar to what we observe in the world of fashion, is now part of everyday life of professional furnishing and interior decoration. In addition, the development of decorative shelves in furniture stores also appeared as one of the highlights of this development.
Tags: furnishing, interior decoration, IKEA, dynamic sector, French population
[...] Section : Recruitment at IKEA At IKEA, there is a central business idea ("offer a wide range of home furnishings, design and function at prices so great that many could and above all an idea of resources "give simple and human people, the ability to evolve, both individually and professionally, so that through our common commitment, we can improve our daily lives and those of our customers". The various stages of recruitment: Routine recruitment It is important to remember that like any other business, before embarking on recruitment, a certain procedure must be followed. [...]
[...] As with the ANPE, we are also in regular contact with the local mission of Bordeaux and with the agencies responsible for the employment of disabled workers such as GIRPEH (Groupement Interprofessionnel Regional Promotion of Employment of People disabilities) and Media Hand'treprise. We also contacted a referent of the ANPE who is responsible for the integration of disabled workers. Finally, we must not forget the spontaneous applications, whether either mailed, or received through our software BrassRing. Such applications are received on a daily basis. [...]
[...] The human resources department is responsible for personnel administration, recruitment, skills development and career management in compliance with the IKEA values. This department is also responsible for the social climate within the store. It must therefore ensure reliable and equitable personnel management with respect to legislation. In the next section, we will see more precisely, what the missions of HR are. This service has an important role in the functioning of the institution, as it relates to all the employees and all the departments of the institution, as well as with the management of the staff representatives. [...]
[...] Summary SUMMARY OF STAGE Introduction PART 1 : INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT OF THE MISSION Section IKEA in its environment The market for furniture and interior design II) Positioning and Strategic Analysis Section The organization of the Company IKEA The history of IKEA II) The IKEA Group III) IKEA France IV) The Bordeaux Section How a Human Resources Department works Objectives and tasks of a HR department II) Organization of the HR department of IKEA Bordeaux PART PARTICIPATION IN DIFFERENT MISSIONS OF HR Section The progress of the mission The integration process II) The construction of my missions Section Recruitment at IKEA The various stages of recruitment : Routine recruitment II) The different media available III) Processing of applications and selection of CV IV) Telephone scenario The job interviews VI) The integration of new staff Section Personnel administration The management of labor contracts and endorsements II) The daily management of staff Section IKEA's positioning as an employer in the region CONCLUSION SOURCES APPENDICES Introduction I interned with the company IKEA located in Bordeaux from May to September During this internship, I was interested in the operations of the HR department, and administrative staff of HR management . [...]
[...] I contributed to the quality and quantity of functioning of the HR department as a trainee. It was my task to manage employment contracts and amendments to contracts for work, manage time and attendance and absence as well as participate in several administrative tasks. It is a function that requires a good knowledge of all human resources, labor law and practices of the company. The management of labor contracts and endorsements During my internship I had the opportunity to manage work contracts and contract amendments. [...]
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