I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Waitrose (Sidcup, England) in Sep 2016
Interview
As far as i can remember there was one long multiple choice situational judgement test giving possible scenarios on the shop floor where you pick which response you would most likely give.. (might of been 5 or so answers and you rate them from best response to worst response'
TIPS:
- One of Waitrose's key rules is that the customer is always right.. so within reason always pick the answer that would best suit the customer.
- Try not to pick any answers that involve 'throwing your colleague under the bus' i.e. reporting to the manager that a colleague has done something wrong. Waitrose likes team work and friendly work environments. However, don't pick answers that say stuff like 'i would leave my important task to go help a friend'.
- Make sure you understand which scenarios prompt you to use your initiative and complete a task yourself and which prompt you to ask a manager for guidance.
I next was offered an interview at the store which was quick and not too formal then they offered me the job maybe a week later.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What is your current situation i.e. studying.. moving jobs etc
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Waitrose (London, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
There were two parts to the interview. One was a group task and one was individual. The group task for us was to imagine we were working at the bakery counter when someone wanted to buy products for different occasions. You had to choose the product that was best and justify your reasoning and come to a decision for each customer as a group.
The second part was a short 10-15 minute individual interview
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Waitrose (London, England) in Nov 2015
Interview
You fist apply online then you receive an email stating whether or not you have been invited in for an interview. If so you choose an interview time. At the interview you meet your assessors and they assess you on a group task first. You then to a solo task and they collect points about each candidate. They then email you within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They give you a booklet of tasks to do with the group