I applied online. I interviewed at Tesco (Durham, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
Straight forward usual interview techniques but twice I have interviewed for a store local to me and although I have loads of retail experience did not get the job - took a one elsewhere in the end for another retailer. Think head office select you for interview but then the manager looks like they are just going through the motions with interview and not really interested. Even though worked for tesco before and know all the rules and procedures still dont get job!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do when faced with a difficult situation
Short interview easy to speak to manager chill laid back energy very run of the mill normal questions if I do say so myself honestly nothing to be stressing over
i applied online, got offered an interview within 2 weeks. she asked me some questions regarding my experience and then got me working on the tills to see how i liked it for about 10 minutes. after that i could leave.
straight forward, in person interview. invited to a discovery day, a few weeks to hear any call back or feedback but in the end they will end up a hiring internally unfortunately.
Tesco interviews FAQs
Sales Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Tesco with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tesco overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tesco as a Sales Assistant according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Group panel interview: 8%
Other: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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