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      Supermarket Assistant Interview

      Oct 25, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

      Other Supermarket Assistant interview reviews for Waitrose

      Supermarket Assistant Interview

      Jun 22, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Lutterworth, England
      Accepted offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Waitrose in Oct 2019

      Interview

      (This review says I was given an offer but I have only just gotten out and won't let me publish without saying. I will edit it when I have the result) I'm writing this to help other applicants the way I would have wanted help. I just left the interview. The interviews take place during open hours but you don't go onto the shop floor. The interview started with me walking into the store and being directed into the break room for 15 minutes, where 4 other applicants turned up. We were directed into a conference room and given a booklet with a task by 2 managers. You are given 5 minutes to read through 5 customer profiles. Then you have 20 minutes to discuss each customer as a group. The 5 profiles were descriptions of what a customer wanted. e.g. - This customer wants to cook something for a dinner party with meat and fish etc etc - This customer is a builder across the road and comes in every day for breakfast - This customer has had a bad experience of what they wanted being out of stock - This customer is a vegan and wants ready meals - This customer wants a variety of food for their kids packed lunch. You're told to think of what questions to ask the customer, What you could offer them and what you think you could use the information to learn about in store. The 5 minutes you're given flies by. The next 20 minutes are much slower. You aren't given any direction from the interviewers on what to think about since they stay silent, so someone in the group eventually takes charge. I zoned out for the final couple of minutes and you could feel a tension of "can we finish now" from everyone before the time was done, When the 20 minutes were over we were told to fill out a feedback form which took 10 minutes while the interviewers went outside. Everyone let out a sigh of relief and spoke freely. The managers then returned and took people to go into the interview. I have written the questions I was asked below. We went through those questions and got to the paperwork which was availability and the passport scanning.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      Describe a time where you took your own initiative
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Describe time where your work was interrupted by something
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Tell me about yourself
      Answer question

      Question 4

      What was a time you did something for the benefit of someone else
      Answer question

      Question 5

      When did you ever have to solve a problem that required
      Answer question
      7
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Waitrose (Lutterworth, England)

      Interview

      Group interview of various scenarios and outcomes and how to deal with those. Individual interview goes over your experiences and times you have displayed certain behaviours and qualities to assess your applicability

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Can you tell me about a time when you
      Answer question

      Supermarket Assistant Interview

      May 13, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Waitrose (London, England)

      Interview

      easy ask basic stuff and got the job on the interview the lady asks about yout availability and you can choose from a range of stores in and around your area which is good

      Supermarket Assistant Interview

      May 5, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Waitrose (London, England) in May 2026

      Interview

      I applied for a Supermarket Assistant vacancy for all SW London stores (If your applying for a London specific vacancy, please ensure you apply ASAP, they only keep the vacancies for London open for 24 hours max), an early application, is always the best application) I am very happy that I have been given an offer! This was honestly one of the best interview/application processes I've been through, everything went smoothly, and on a timely manner. I applied for the role a week ago, and the next day received an email to say I have been invited for an Interview. You then schedule yourself in for an Interview. Literally 2 days after the Interview, I was called and told I have passed the Interview, and they would offer me a vacancy. My best advice would be to research Waitrose' core values and behaviours, and also research company trends. I have put the questions below. Towards the end of the interview, they'll confirm your right to work, your availability, and your preferred locations.