I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Waitrose (London, England) in Jul 2015
Interview
the online application is a bit long a tedious, and there are two part to the interview a 1-1 and a group which you cant be shy on. but overall the hole proses of the application is fairly simple. in the group interview they give us a list f products and a few potential customers and we had to match the product to the customer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
a time where you have had to go against your manager
Online test had to be completed first, which consisted of different situational questions. This needed to be passed in order to proceed to the interview stage.
The interview stage was just one single interview, fairly simple interview questions were asked.
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Question 1
Describe an experience where something went wrong, and what actions you took to rectify the situation?
Group task followed by solo interview. In group task we were asked how to wouls prioritise a list of tasks. Solo interview was as standard as can be expected, very simple. Overall took around 1hr-1hr30.
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Question 1
Past experience, a time you gave good service etc.
Taken in for a 5 minute conversation, they asked my availability and my experience, interviewer told me the job was easy and I was practically guaranteed the role provided I was somewhat competent
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Question 1
Describe a past challenge you've had in the retail sector?