I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Waitrose (Melksham, England) in Nov 2021
Interview
Very basic. Explain your CV Introduce yourself Talk about your experience Tell the interviewer what your expectations are for the role. Advise what you enjoy doing, what you expect to see in a supermarket, and how to handle customers. Can you work in a team? Can you work on your own initiative?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself? Have you worked in retail alot? Are you physically fit? Are you registered Disabled? Is there any holidays you have? Tell me a time when you had a difficult situation, how did you manage it and what was its outcome? What is your level of education, did you take maths at school? Do you have any customer service experience? Can you explain a time when you had to push a sale, what did you do and what was the outcome? What is your passion in life? What do you enjoy about working in a supermarket?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Waitrose (Faringdon, England) in Aug 2019
Interview
I was given a scenario and had 20 minutes to come up with a detailed plan of how I would solve issues. I then had to present said ideas to the manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of Waitrose item would best describe my personality
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Waitrose (Édimbourg, Écosse) 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.