This is mostly done online these days with a brief interview for general assistants after being selected to come into the store. higher management jobs get formal interviews with Personnel manager
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesco in Aug 2008
Interview
Very calm enviroment where the interview took place as on a one to one basis, i was asked questions of the sort about team working and also leadership. once caompleting this phase i then moved onto a work sample where i stood and packed peoples bags for 20 minutes so the interviewers could see my public relations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When did you use your leadershipship skills but also teamwork to solve a situation?