CAREERS: What it's like to work for ... the body shop

The top honcho of The Body Shop Asia-Pacific office is Colin Anderson.

How many staff?

We have about 50 folks in the Asia-Pacific office.

Marketing responsibilities?

The marketing department here supports countries in the region with strategies, calendar planning, marketing collateral, and provides counsel when needed. The department works very closely with the product teams in this office and with the head office in the UK. I'm responsible for skin and colour marketing. Working for The Body Shop is exciting. Folks here are great and they are passionate about the products.

How do you get a job there?

Personally, I applied over an employment website. The Body Shop usually advertises jobs in the classified sections and on online recruitment websites.

Any training offered?

A lot of this is on-the-job learning. The company is supportive of additonal external training when needed. We are also encouraged to work on the shop floor to learn firsthand about the business.

Pay and perks?

One of my favourite things about my job is being one of the first to see, touch and use products before they hit the stores.

We're also given a certain amount of what we call 'Lurve money' to spend on the pursuit of wellness and happiness for ourselves (and only ourselves).

Long hours?

Standard nine to six, but as normal with marketing, any time there's a project, you can expect longer hours.