Shop Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Waitrose with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Shop Assistant roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Waitrose overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Waitrose as a Shop Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Waitrose (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Jan 2018
Interview
A group interview with several aspects. There was an informal chat in the group and then a presentation where we were instructed to sell several products to potential buyers and then an individual interview.
Pretty easy, just asked about experience and strengths. Then did a group exercise where we had to prioritise tasks. Then we had to talk about why we chose certain things and what impact it had on sales
The recruitment process comprised of one online task, one round of in-person group tasks (based on real life scenarios) and then a one to one interview. The online task, in-person group tasks and one to one questions were straightforward.
Short initial interview with typical questions asked during any other behavioural interview. Might have been an initial online screening asking about how you are in the workplace and your personality.
Hiring manager was very friendly and patient.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you experienced a problem, how did you solve it?