Sales Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at ASDA with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ASDA overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ASDA as a Sales Assistant according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ASDA (Oadby, England) in Oct 2016
Interview
I applied online. 3 weeks later I got an email inviting me to this 'Magic Assessment'. It said that well will have a group 'get to know' session and also a group exercise and then a tour of the building, half an hour or so to have a go at the job in the store and finally have an interview. But when I went there what actually happened was that there was six of us and from us six one didn't have the relevant proof and another couldn't commit to the hours (the interviewer asked us before we went in for the interview). So it was just four of us before the interview even began. This gave me a greater chance of getting the job and I gained more confidence.
There was one person that was instigating the whole thing and there were two other colleagues that were tasked to assess and mark our behaviour and how well we fare in this whole process.
There was a brief welcome then a get to know session and then the tour of the place. There was no group exercise and neither did my interview happen on the same day and neither did I get to have a go at the job. However, everything that did happen that day was easy. We were told that experience isn't key but to have a good, bubbly, helpful and polite personality and attitude was key. So just behave like that when you go.
Anyway, I got asked to come for an interview the same day for after two days . The interview was very informal and I was asked a few mandatory questions and then we discussed working hours. I was then asked to come and have a go for three hours at my job in two days time.
I went and had a go and then I got offered a position to which I accepted.
Overall everything should happened in one day but took 6 days.
Staff were very kind and everything was very easy. But I was getting very scared for all this and from what I've heard it actually varies from store to store how they do everything.
Just be kind and polite and confident.
Finally I got invited two weeks later for my 'Best Welcome' which is their way of saying introduction day. It was a Saturday from 9am-4pm with a half hour break. The whole days was to explain about ASDA; history, policies etc. Very boring, but the good thing is that you get paid for it.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
If a colleague was caught working against the policies of ASDA, what would you do?
Friendly and relax atmosphere. There were multiple team building task,and then 20 mins interview individually and 10 mins as a group on shop floor. Easy questions such as availability, what I know about the company, and the reason why choosing to work there.
Good interview process, nice staff. Would recommend trying. Not too difficult. Friendly and comprehensive interview process. Just asking about previous work history etc, walking through my cv then a few example projects.
In person interview, they ask 4 questions mainly personality based and also some work related ones. They then tour you around the store, and you get to meet some colleagues