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[UZI]

Just wondering cos I've got an interview on saturday. I hear they have strange methods of interviewing you? Any hints or tips would go a long way.


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logan does

[Lester Burnham]

My ex from school does... however... no chance I'm phoning the boy.

Woolworths for 2 years... damn students.

[Kai]

Originally Posted by UZI

Any hints or tips would go a long way.

And therein lies your answer. They don't call it Big W for nothing.

they hirin' ? for what? cafe, store???

[Cloud]

nah, they don't have strange interviews..

first up, they do the standard interview thing of making you answer a few questions and do some maths on a bit of paper, nothing special, it's usually conducted as part of a group.

if you get through that, they interview you one to one - which is just normal.

incidentally, i strongly, strongly recommend you don't go near customer services - the 3 for 2 offers never, ever work properly and the department is usually badly staffed regardless of which Big W it is - and i'm reliably told that they're obsessed with sales here too, often meaning that the front end staff get it from the managers for not being quick enough.

[Danny Doubt]

i work in the warehouse an it sucks ass...they expect you to be flexible which you are yet they wont be flexible for you..cunts!

[jimr]

Originally Posted by Cloud

nah, they don't have strange interviews..

first up, they do the standard interview thing of making you answer a few questions and do some maths on a bit of paper, nothing special, it's usually conducted as part of a group.

if you get through that, they interview you one to one - which is just normal.

incidentally, i strongly, strongly recommend you don't go near customer services - the 3 for 2 offers never, ever work properly and the department is usually badly staffed regardless of which Big W it is - and i'm reliably told that they're obsessed with sales here too, often meaning that the front end staff get it from the managers for not being quick enough.

They're interviews are retarded. I'm not an especially intelligent person, but the group interview I was in made me feel like a genius. The maths test, fair enough, the "individual" interviews were ok despite the fact that someone else was being interviewed by some other member of staff 2 foot away and the added annoyance of this person being a question behind me and simply repeatig everything I said and adding a few touch ups. All this I could deal with. What I could not deal with was the "lets insult eveyones intelligence" group exercise. My advice to you here Iain is to be as stupid as possible and agree with the neds. When forced to choose what 5 things to take on a boat with no sails and no hope of reaching land, take the compus for atleast you will know which way is north as you freeze to death in your paddle boat. When a shark bites one of your friends arm off give him some brandy, this will clearly stop the bloodloss and prevent shock.

I can't believe I never got that job. I led I tell you, I took those people to a place of safety but I did the unthinkable thought for myself. Questioning the rationale of such silly games isn't advised. Simple answers for simple jobs. Although I'm sure you could just seduce the women with your mexican looks.

Good luck.

[UZI]

ive just ran to the toilet because i was laughing so much

[Tronaliser]

I used to work in Woolies in peterhead and in the interview there i had to go on the shop floor to ask a customer what they thought of the shop, how they could improve it, that sort of bollocks. not sure if it is the same with Big W though.

Danny Doubt, you work with Martin O'Dell?