I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesco (Halesowen, England) in Jul 2010
Interview
Simple hiring process: Handed in to the store my Tesco application form (now has been replaced by a standard CV requirement) which I had printed from the careers website.
Interview request came back several days later. The interview was simple assessing competencies and a small amount of time was spent trying to understand me as a character. The interview lasted 20 minutes maximum.
Before I was offered the job I was asked to shadow an employee for 20 minutes to gain a very small taste of there day to day work and check I was still interested, once I had confirmed that I was I was asked to start the following week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The competencies required 2 examples in several cases and this threw me but after some mild prompting I came up with the examples.
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
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesco in Aug 2009
Interview
You get a letter through the post, letting you know when your interview is and what time. You arrive and get taken to the rest bite around and asked if you would like a cup of tea/coffee. You sit in there for about a minute and then the interviewer comes and asks you to follow them, you go into a room and sit down. The interviewer asks you question's around personal integrity and customer focus. You then have to answer the question's but also give examples of where you have dealt with/ experienced those situation's. At the end of the interview you get told that you will get your answer either through the post or by phone, within 3days - a week
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a way in which you have put yourself out there to go that extra mile for a customer/ friend and how did that make you feel?