I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Waitrose (Southend-on-Sea, England) in Sep 2016
Interview
First they take you upstairs to meet the rest of the applicants. You are then split into 2 teams and given a scenario of a general days tasks etc. you are given 20 minutes to discuss as a team how you would prioritise the tasks given and decide in what order we would present it as a team. After they gave you 1 to 1 interviews before they showed you out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When did you go the extra mile
Why do you want to work at Waitrose
How can you present yourself well for our customers arrival
what skills can you bring to Waitrose
A group interview with others - straightforward questions shared with the group. A one to one interview after this with the section manager - this was also very informal. I was offered the job and accepted.
Good combination of online testing and in person situational questions in store. Testing beforehand had a range of questions including scaled responses and videos. In store questions were more team building
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational questions - including how you’d respond to customer enquiries
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Waitrose
Interview
Group interview followed by 1:1 interview and right to work checks. As a group we had to respond to a list of scenarios and say what we would do in given situations.
