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Early careers

At Royal Mail, learning never stops. It's a pivotal time for us as we continue to evolve our business, and with a variety of apprenticeships and graduate programmes on offer, it’s an ideal place to begin your career.
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At Royal Mail, we deliver for the nation – connecting over 30 million addresses and delivering billions of letters and parcels each year. We’re the largest, most trusted and recognisable delivery company in the country, but there’s more to us than mail. Our people are the heart of everything we do, prioritising our customers and driving innovation and transformation.

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Explore endless possibilities with us. We offer exciting early careers programmes in areas like engineering, vehicle maintenance, LGV driving, project management, tech, and leadership.

No matter where you start, you'll get hands-on experience from day one working at the heart of the action. You'll learn how our business works, build specialist skills, and earn a respected qualification along the way. 

It's more than just a job; it's your chance to kick-start a career with real impact.

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.

Apprenticeships

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At Royal Mail, it takes the collective efforts of all colleagues to keep the mail moving and delivered to addresses across the UK. We have a range of apprenticeship opportunities available in key functions such as Engineering, Fleet Maintenance, Operations and Project Management. Our opportunities range from Level 3 through to Level 6 Degree Apprenticeships and all enable you to learn whilst you earn.

Our 2026 apprenticeships are coming soon - visit our Apprenticeships page for more information.
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Our apprenticeships in numbers

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1100

colleagues have benefitted from a Royal Mail apprenticeship since 2017

45%

of learners achieved a distinction on our Postal apprenticeship

£1 million

pledged in apprenticeship levy transfers to not-for-profit organisations in 2024
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Graduates

As a Royal Mail graduate, you'll be at the heart of our transformation.

As a Royal Mail graduate, you'll be at the heart of our transformation.

As a Royal Mail Graduate, you’ll be at the heart of our transformation.

You'll have the opportunity to work across key business functions to understand how a large organisation operates. By empowering and enabling you to be an effective leader, you’ll build a career in a company you can be proud of, and identify opportunities where you can add value and make a difference every day.

Gain a 360 experience of our business functions. Develop the skills to become a great leader. On this three-year programme, you’ll build the foundations for a future career in management. From Operations to Commercial, Tech and more, you’ll spend rotations across Royal Mail’s infrastructure to learn our business inside out, as you lead, motivate and manage change across the nation.

 
Our graduate scheme is currently closed, but don’t miss out! Join our Talent Community to be the first to know when applications open.

 

Career stories

Meet some of our former graduates and apprentices and find out about how they've continued to grow their career with Royal Mail.

Meet Jamie

Jamie joined Royal Mail 16 years ago as a graduate on our Operations Management programme and has grown a successful career in operations. Read his story about how the opportunties he had to grow a career that works for him, how he navigated challenges and developed essential skills for his personal and professional development. 

Read Jamie's story

Meet Lori

Lori's Royal Mail journey started with our operations management graduate programme. Read her story about how the support she’s received has helped her grow and quickly progress into a Lead Operations Manager role. Discover how she’s navigated challenges and developed essential skills, offering practical advice and inspiration.

Read Lori's career story
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Apply online

Submit your application through our website.

Screening (if applicable)

Intial phone call or video call with a Recruiter.

Interview

Meet with the Hiring Manager.

Offer and checks

Receive offer and complete background checks.

Onboarding

Begin preparing for your new role.

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.

Connect to our hiring managers

Apply online

Submit your application through our website.

Screening (if applicable)

Intial phone call or video call with a Recruiter.

Interview

Meet with the Hiring Manager.

Offer and checks

Receive offer and complete background checks.

Onboarding

Begin preparing for your new role.

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.

Connect with our recruiters

Getting hired is more than hitting the “Apply” button. You’ll be know the path of joining our family and become a part of our family at the moment you hit on the apply button
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Connect to our hiring managers

Apply online

Submit your application through our website.

Online tests

Complete required assessments online.

Interview

Meet with the Hiring Manager.

Offer and checks

Receive offer and complete background checks.

Onboarding

Begin preparing for your new role.

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.

Application process

The typical journey to joining our team; from application to onboarding, here's what you can expect.

Apply online

Submit your application through our website.

Online tests

Complete required assessments online.

Interview

Meet with the Hiring Manager.

Offer and checks

Receive offer and complete background checks.

Onboarding

Begin preparing for your new role.

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.

Connect to our hiring managers

Apply online

Submit your application through our website.

Online tests

Complete required assessments online.

Interview

Meet with the Hiring Manager.

Offer and checks

Receive offer and complete background checks.

Onboarding

Begin preparing for your new role.

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.

Join our Talent Community

Interested in Royal Mail but don't see the right vacancy for you today?

Join our Talent Community and get personalised job opportunities and insights from our Talent Acquisition team. 

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We believe that we’re at our best when you’re at yours.

That’s why building a strong culture is important to us - once you join the flock, we have many ways for you to get involved and bring your “whole self” to your role.
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Frontline roles

Who ensures every letter and parcel is delivered safely to its destination? Our frontline operations teams form an essential network transporting and delivering mail, and maintaining thousands of vehicles, machines, properties and facilities across our network. Find out where you could make a difference.

What matters to us

Learn more about what matters to us. We're committed to creating an inclusive space where everyone can thrive personally and professionally, and using our platform to support our communities and the planet.

Head Office roles

We're looking for top talent across all areas of our business to drive our growth and transformation. Find out more about exciting opportunities in human resources, finance, sales and marketing, technology and more.

A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.