I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesco (Flitwick, England) in Aug 2025
Interview
Arrived early, got sat down in the canteen and waited. Wasn't aware there would be more than one person in the interview which really threw me off, and the person I was interviewing with was unfriendly towards me but never mind. Then ushered into a really bright room, asked to fill in an availability form and then our documents were taken off and photocopied.
The interview was somewhat informal but I found the interviewer engaged more with the other interviewee and wasn't interested in much of what I had to say, despite me having extensive experience in customer service.
After the interview had finished, taken to sign out and that was it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name one time you were flexible in a situation, and what was the outcome?
Online questionnaires with multiple choice answers and scenario questions. Was successful and then heard back and was invited to informal interview in person with manager. Again asked scenario questions similar to online application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about how you would treat customers in a variety of scenarios
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesco (Belfast, Northern Ireland) in Dec 2019
Interview
All competency based questions, tell me about a time when...
Was formal enough, 2 different managers interviewing and there are 6 questions total. The interview lasts about 30 minutes and I found out that same day that I had got the job so the process is quite quick.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you have had to work under pressure and how did you deal with this.