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Tesco interviews FAQs
Store Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Tesco with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 Store Associate according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 17%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesco (Dublin, Dublin) in Jun 2019
Interview
Asked questions about myself interests and hobbies. Asked about skills and qualifications. I thought it was a well structured and thought out interview process. And the interview panel were very friendly toward me. Maybe a bit extensive for a job for a stores person
in person interview at store. Asked general motivational interview questions before performing a mock shift in store.
They also asked me about prior experience i had in retail and or any other relevant experience i had.
Simple and straight forward questions. Nice interviewer and staff were very friendly. I am thinking about applying again based on the strength of a previous interview. I was also given a full tour of the premises.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Tesco
What makes you a strong person for the role
What are your people skills like
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesco (London, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
i went in and waited then they took us into a room and we began. they described the job, amout of hrs and what shifts was availabe, they then said what time said shift began and ended.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked me to say my name and a bit about myself