Pictured above: (l-r) Heather Bradder, Robertino Todino, John Banks, Ian MacPherson and Alex Penniston

Nottingham-based call centre Domestic & General (D&G) had a staggering response to an open day held at the premises last week with over 400 potential applicants attending and over 260 applications completed for full and part time positions. 

On the day there were a series of events including a session of The D&G Den, a Dragon's Den based event, a raffle, a Wii challenge and a cake stall, raising £585.39 in total for the NSPCC.

The day included a number of activities and information about D&G and the opportunities that it offers its employees. 

Keri McGahon, recruitment coordinator, said: "We are delighted with how the day went - we were pleased to show potential employees our office and how it works. We have had some fantastic applications and we are keen for anyone else that is interested to apply as well.

"We have some fantastic benefits to offer potential employees, with part time and full time positions available, we are also open to recruit people from different backgrounds - they don't need call centre experience previously - many skills are transferable.

"There is a great camaraderie with our staff here - there is always something going on such as our Wellness Wednesday programme which recently included a Wii Fit challenge for employees. We offer flexible working and we have won awards for the way we recruit people of all ages - we have employees currently working here ranging from 16 to 73 years!"

Keri added: "Retention figures have risen this year at D&G with employee retention increasing by an impressive 11%. This fantastic increase demonstrates that the environment at D&G offers a professional yet fun place to work in and has successfully incorporated a highly diverse and age positive employee base!"