The hiring process at Tesco takes an average of 1 day when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Christmas Customer Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Christmas Customer Assistant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
1 initial screening. This was a general chat with the hiring manager to learn about experience and motivation.
3x second round (domain, technical + case study and leadership. Leadership was the most challenging but covered fundamentals of leadership (handling difficult situations etc).
There didn’t appear to be a set Tesco framework so using a classy STAR interview should prepare you well. Initially screening took a while but the other interviews moved quickly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you want to be in 5 years?
How do you handle difficult situations?
What’s your strengths and weaknesses?
Where are the biggest opportunities in your field? Where are the challenges?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesco in Jul 2025
Interview
Interview was relaxed, three typical interview questions and then I filled out an availability form. Questions were 'Tell me about a time you worked in a team' and 'Tell me a bit about yourself'.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you helped someone overcome a challenge.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Tesco (Sunderland, North East England, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
I went into the store, found the help desk and asked for the person conducting the interview. They said they'd call for him over the tannoy closer to the time, (I was 20 minutes early) and I waited, I was taken into the staff room and waited for about 20 minutes more, he came in and apologised profusely for being late, saying he'd had to reschedule some meetings for the interview. We sat down in a small room and he took my right of work documents, photocopied them and came back. Told me that it was only going to be 4 quick questions and nothing too casual, very friendly and nice, making the whole thing less nerve-wracking. He told me that he was very happy with each of my answers after I gave them, even helping me out a bit with one I got stuck on. The questions were alright, not easy but not the worst. Very friendly and quick, told me that he was almost positive I'd gotten the job, just needed to finish off the rest of the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe what you know about the role that you have applied for.
Tell me about a time you worked well in a team.
Tell me about a time when you had to be flexible.
Tell me about a time when you were out of your comfort zone.
Is there anything new you've learnt about yourself recently?