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).
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesco in Dec 2014
Interview
Very easy, I met my department manager in a backroom office at the store. Answered a few questions before he'd said I already had the job! He was very approachable and easy going with me, asking what school I was at, what I was studying etc... Very well done.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesco (Cardiff, Gales)
Interview
Applied online, having to pass a series of screening questions. Was invited to interview after this. It was a group interview, where they asked a series of questions about times we had to work under pressure, times we messed up and how we fixed it, and so on. All straightforward stuff. Just keep it simple and follow STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) in your answer so they have tickboxes to check. Afterwards I was invited to a one-to-one interview where we discussed the role, availability, anything coming up (like studies, exams and so on), and where I'd be a year from now. Didn't take any longer than 1.5 hours.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesco (Stevenage, England) in Apr 2012
Interview
Assessment form (questionnaire) > group interview.
Basic form with situational questions about how you would react. Careful not to mark yourself out as a leader if you are applying to a assistant position. Then had to take part in group interview process with a flip chart, as long as you make some sort of contribution you'll be fine.