I applied online. I interviewed at Tesco (Hertford, England) in Mar 2015
Interview
After online tests, there was a competency based phone interview that lasted roughly 45 minutes. The interviewer was friendly and relaxed, and asked standard competency questions.
The assessment centre was split into three parts;
A one-on-one interview (again competency based) and also a 3D CV presentation about yourself which was great.
A business simulation task, involving a group discussion to choose three out of six initiatives for a company to invest in.
A presentation prepared on the day to one team member, based on reading a brief and choosing which area a company should focus on in the next 12 months.
Everyone was friendly, relaxed and apart from longer periods of time waiting around, it was a really fun day! Only criticism was that it was held in somewhere quite difficult to get to!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you've not been able to complete a deadline as you planned?
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesco (Cheshunt, England) in Feb 2008
Interview
Standard online application with general management speak questions 'Please describe a time when you showed leadership/working in a team/dealt with a difficult situation/motivate yourself' etc.
On the open day they were kind and looked for people who were confident and stood out from the 30 or so people they invited. Different team tasks as well as 1:1.
For final round it was a three day away trip for 6 candidates. Lots of team tasks solving problems. Felt a lot like they accepted the people who were arguably smart and talkative but a little arrogant at times and a little dull.
Marketing applicants have rated the interview process at Tesco with 2.5 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.
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