I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Waitrose in Jun 2015
Interview
Group activity with 3 other applicants, followed by a short 1-1.
Task was to discuss and devise solutions to several case studies where customers were unhappy.
We were given ~20 minutes alone to brainstorm, after which we had to explain our thinking to the interviewers
1-1 was less of an interview, more of an informal chat to find out more about the applicants.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Honestly can't remember! No 'real' interview questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Waitrose (Beaconsfield, England)
Interview
1 group interview where you use a whiteboard to outline what you would do in a situation. Then a 1 to 1 interview, this is with line managers and the discussion will be about your experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was there a situation in your life where you experienced ____
General application had to fill in general date of birth, name, address and other such things. Then had to so situational judgement and finally an interview, with a case study regarding how to improve the store.
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Question 1
Name a time that I had provided a good piece of advice
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Waitrose (Solihull, England) in Apr 2017
Interview
Online Application, personal details
Maths and skills assessment, given 20 minutes took about 7
Telephone Interview, around 15 minutes, very relaxed had prepared for all the questions they asked
Group assessment asked to solve a range of tasks in different group sizes
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with a range of problems all occurring at once