Tesco interview questions

I Arrived a few minutes early for my interview at Tesco Express Dorridge and went to the checkout desk to let one of the staff members know i was here. i was shown to the staff canteen and one of the staff members said wait here and you will be seen soon and feel free to make yourself a drink. while i was in the waiting room i met one of the candidates that was waiting to be interviewed. his name was James and he had previously worked in HMV in solihull. i have some small talk with him until he got called for his interview. i made a cup of tea while i was waiting for my interview and i revised my interview notes So.... I was called for my interview and went into the store managers office. I Firmly shook his hand and introduced myself to him,He told me to take a seat, He then asked to see my right to work documents which i showed him. he then told me that the interview was a two part process and then he told me the benefits of working there, the pay, and when i would hear a decision from him. The interview questions were pretty straightforward and easy to answer if you have prepared them. i then did a work sample with Becki and then left the store. Later on in the day i had an automated email from them telling me i have been unsuccesful. I hate automated emails and i am going to phone up later on this week and ask for verbal feedback

The online tests and questions seemed longer than other applications I had made, but were about average in difficulty. I was then invited to have a phone interview - the interviewer was very friendly and didn't try and trip you up, he genuinely just wanted to get the most out of you. He wasn't techy though and couldn't understand some of what I was talking about - make sure to ask before you start talking about BubbleSort in Java. Then there was an assessment day in Welwyn Garden City. The day was long but started with some very friendly recent grads to receive everybody - they were present throughout the day. There was an icebreaker with some of the managers and a director, in fact more managers had turned up than applicants. There were some more tests which lasted about 30 minutes and weren't too hard, and then a solo interview, followed by a technical assessment where they ask questions about your general knowledge of software engineering, followed by a large group exercise and a presentation. There was also a 3D CV part during the solo interview, whereby you bring along/make an object that says things about your experiences/personality. My advice would be to not stress too much and know your tech - understand what's happening at the moment in the industry, know some basic software engineering and you'll be fine.