ASDA interview questions

The application was processed online. I received an email eleven days later confirming my invitation to the 'Asda Magic' event. You are sent a link to book your 'Asda Magic' appointment online. There was a choice of two dates available. The event took place at the Asda store that I had applied for. You are asked to sign in at the customer service desk. A store colleague took us to the staff room. There were six people in total attending the same interview. An Asda employee came in and collected us and took us all to one of the offices. We were sat down in allocated seats. There were four people from various roles within the store who took notes whilst the 'Asda Magic' even took place. The first task was to talk to the person next to you and find out about them and then to relay the information and introduce that person to the rest of the group. The second task was to 'purchase' items with an imaginary £5 note and build a safety structure for an egg. The egg would be thrown from an unknown height The team who had spent the least and managed to keep the egg intact would 'win' the game. For this task, the group was split into two groups of three. The final task was to make a list of seasonal items ready for a summer party or gathering. We were lead to the shop floor and asked to locate those items as a group. We had to then talk individually about our findings - regarding promotional items, low stock items, price tags, offers, deals etc. At the end, we were finally given an 'hours' sheet to fill in. This outlined the hours we would like to work, the sections in the store that we could work in and preferred to work in (clothing, till work, produce etc.) If successful, we would then be called in for an individual interview at a later date.

The interview process is long and not very well developed. Their is a lot of waiting and the process itself is very americanized with its magic session. Jowever it is good fun and give the chance to get to know the company a little bit better