Frequently Asked Questions

Action is a Dutch non-food discounter known for its affordable everyday products. We have grown enormously in recent years. In 1993, we opened our first store in Enkhuizen and now have more than 2,650 stores spread across Europe! This growth would have been impossible without our fantastic colleagues, who now number 72,000.

We like to describe the working atmosphere at Action as ‘no nonsense ’. In our stores, distribution centres and offices, we adhere to a number of important values, including teamwork, discipline, simplicity and respect. This means both respect towards our customers, and towards our colleagues. In this way, we jointly create a working atmosphere in which everyone feels safe, comfortable and heard.

Action is always on the move and this means that you can grow with us. Therefore, we will support you however we can in pushing your own boundaries. We pay a lot of attention to your personal and professional development, both on the job and through (external) training and education.

You can apply through the ‘Apply’ button under a vacancy. Your application will go straight to the right person. View our open vacancies here.

Once you are at least 15, you can become a shelf-filler, and from the age of 16, you can also work as a store assistant at Action. During the daytime outside of school hours and during the holidays, you can carry out light duties. Once you are older than 16, you can also carry out heavier duties and work more hours, evenings included.

To send us your CV, you should upload a txt, doc, docx or pdf file. These are the only file types supported by our website.

You can apply for as long as the vacancy is up on our website. We will only take the vacancy offline once we have found the right person.

Naturally, we prefer candidates who meet the stated vacancy requirements as closely as possible. If you have not fully mastered the required knowledge yet, you can nevertheless always try your luck at applying. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Would you prefer to wait for a vacancy that matches your skills and preferences? Then sign up for job alert.

If you can't find a suitable vacancy, you can sign up for job alert. You will then fill in your basic details and preferences so that we can send you a message as soon as we have a suitable vacancy for you.

Have you found more than one vacancy you want to apply for? Great! Of course, you can respond to multiple job offers at the same time.

Once you've applied, we'll send you a confirmation email. Not got an email from us? Please contact us.

Once you've applied via our website and received our confirmation email, we will contact you within two weeks.

After completing your application, we'll keep your personal data for four weeks, unless you have authorised us in your application form to keep your data for one year. For more information on this topic, please refer to our privacy statement.

If you are unable to attend the interview on the agreed date or decide not to attend it at all, please contact the person with whom you have scheduled the interview directly. Have you applied for an in-store position? Then you can also stop by the store instead.