I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Co-op (Manchester, England) in July 2019
Interview
Firstly you have a quick telephone interview, it only lasts around 10 minutes and it's only really to see what you're like on the phone. If you pass this, you're invited to an assessment. The assessment lasts approximately 2-3 hours, and consists of a quick presentation about the Co-op, an IT proficiency test, a role play where you are the advisor and whoever is interviewing you is a customer. Then finally there is an interview. You have to pass the IT proficiency test to go on to do the role play and the interview. The interview is very competency based, and they are expecting you to answer in the STAR format.
Easy, just a online questionnaire and then an in person interview with more questions about what I did at the time and why I wanted the job and why I’d be good for the role
Was a nice easy interview, very friendly, took around 20 minutes. Asked standard questions about previous experience - name a time when etc. , were interested in how much I knew about the history of Co-op and other
I applied online. I interviewed at Co-op (Cross Hills, England) in May 2023
Interview
The process as a whole felt very unprofessional and when I got there they were surprised to see and it felt like the interview was put together very last minute.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What skills do you have that can benefit in this role.