I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Superabound (Birmingham, England) in Jun 2019
Interview
It honestly was very basic and a bit shifty. You turn up and there are other candidates there with you and you have to fill in some very gimmick-y questions. I went assuming this was a professional sales role, however it seems very odd. I was offered the position after taking a day out to go half way across the Midlands to be told basically all I would be doing is standing at a pop up stand in a shopping centre and getting people to sign up to a service. Absolutely NOT what I was told the job would be. I felt very uncomfortable and my gut told me to get out of there. I didn't take the job luckily as I was offered another option.
There is NO base salary although you are told early in your interview there is. It is all commission based. Not a strong career path.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Superabound (Birmingham, England) in Mar 2019
Interview
A very ostentatious and time-waste of an interview.
I arrived on time and was made to wait in the waiting room, which quickly started filling up with others dressed in interview attire. I quickly realised that these individuals were interviewing for the same role, which immediately I found off-putting as what kind of company goes to such length to ensure candidates see each other? What is that supposed to achieve? I don't know whether they wanted to make the candidates more nervous or make the final successful candidate feel 'special' but I found the choice pretentious.
We were then picked up by what I later discovered was the receptionist, who took us out of the original waiting room across the yard to a much-less impressive building, where we had to cram into a tiny elevator before squeezing into an even smaller waiting room. We were instructed that we would be met individually by the CEO for ten minutes each, and whilst each of us waited we would need to fill out some forms. These forms required little more than what I had already specified on my CV - aside from a question asking what my previous salary was.
During my ten minute slot I was asked what I was looking for in a role and a little bit about my previous experience, however not enough in my opinion to constitute the meeting as a proper job interview. I made sure to ask plenty of questions myself however, such as the background of the man interviewing me, their clients, specific marketing questions etc. The CEO did not look very happy when I asked about the salary (even though I explained that I had to as I had been messed around with before and need to know early if it'll meet my requirements). Instead he jumped around the question by saying it was commission based, which immediately told me everything I needed to know - this is a sales role, NOT a marketing one, and probably one that will pay me peanuts.
The CEO finished the interview by mentioning I would receive a phone call if I made it to the second round, and if I didn't it meant that I hadn't been successful. It is disappointing that a CEO who expects people from all over the country to pay for travelling to the interview yet can not even be bothered to provide them with constructive feedback, however I am grateful that I escaped working for such a clearly incompetent leader.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Superabound (Birmingham, England) in Jul 2019
Interview
interview with the CEO and then a day assessment the following days. declined job as it is only commission based which is pointless. People are knowledgeable and the environment seemed good for learning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hobbies and intrests, what you like about the company