Customer Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Waitrose with 2 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 82% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Customer Assistant roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Waitrose overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Waitrose as a Customer Assistant according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 50%
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In person interview. Was given a set of situations and had to describe how I would act. Was interviewed with another person. Pleasant experience with friendly manager who gave feedback at the end too.
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Lots of situational questions I.e a customer does this, what would you do first?
Not enough for group interview so had a one-on-one. Standard interview questions like tell us about yourself. Was given a day to work through and had to justify how you'd prioritise tasks.
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Given a day to work through. Had to say how you'd prioritise tasks
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Waitrose (Harborne, England) in Jul 2024
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Smooth interview process, easy, and friendly manager who conducted the interview. Heard back from them quickly with a rejection, reasonable as it was a competitive summer job. Overall positive experience