I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesco (Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales) in May 2008
Interview
Great communication over the phone before hand. Interview consisted of in store group presentation, including group interview with scenarios and other team building exercises. This was followed by a one-to-one interview to discuss times of working, pay, availability and any final questions that needed to be asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when team building was essential in something you have done
Really simple, nothing to catch you out. The interviewer walks you through the role and what to expect. Very relaxed atmosphere. They are thinking that its most people's first job and wouldn't expect much other than being a hard worker.
Interview was around 2.5 hours in total. Started with a group interview then 20 minutes on the shop floor shadowing a checkout colleague then finally a 1 to 1 interview with a manager.
Nice environment. Kind people. Asked the right questions and I felt I could ask any questions i had. Overall I enjoyed the experience and would recommend to other people to do an interview with them.
Customer Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Tesco with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Customer Assistant roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Customer Assistant according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Phone interview: 6%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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