Ridiculous tests on Sainsbury's recruitment site

ekkygirl

DCFC79 wrote: »

I applied at weekend for a job at asda and i wasnt lucky enough, i thought i did ok but because i was unlucky i cant apply for another asda now for months

Who said? My boy applied twice when he was doing his A levles and failed to get an interview so I phoned them and asked why. They sait it was because he put the words "friend and neighbour" for his references. They have a template which they overlay on the application and any descrepancies gets rejected. You cannot use the word "friend" even though the neighbour was 85 years old lol. I asked them to cross the word "friend" out. He got the job and stayed all through uni part time

DCFC79

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

Did you find out the hourly rate?

for asda its 6 40

DCFC79

ekkygirl wrote: »

Who said? My boy applied twice when he was doing his A levles and failed to get an interview so I phoned them and asked why. They sait it was because he put the words "friend and neighbour" for his references. They have a template which they overlay on the application and any descrepancies gets rejected. You cannot use the word "friend" even though the neighbour was 85 years old lol. I asked them to cross the word "friend" out. He got the job and stayed all through uni part time

it was in the email i had form them,

this is what it says

"Your assessment is valid for 6 months and so we cannot accept any further applications from you for any other roles within this time."

maybe ive misread it

msgnomey

Sometimes it can work in your favour tho' after I'd finished uni and was job hunting for September I got a P/T job in boots, there were about 15 of us, we interviewed each other and then had to tell the rest of the group about the person we'd interviewed, no where on the form I filled in did it ask for anything other than qualifications whilst at school or previous job history (!!!!!!) I knew I was over qualified (RGN NNEB BA(HONS)) but no where did anyone ask about that...I also only wanted short term employment until I could get a teaching job...again no one asked about that either...I got the job worked 2 months gave 1 months notice and was then grilled about why I had only stayed for 2 months...not my fault that I only ever wanted to be there for a short time

pants company to work for btw

Miss_Scrooge_2

DCFC79 wrote: »

"Your assessment is valid for 6 months and so we cannot accept any further applications from you for any other roles within this time."

This is rubbish!

Months ago I applied online for a position as a cashier - same standard application, even though none of the questions were at all relevant to the role. Took me a good hour filling in my details and answering the questions. Some of them were common sense and others any of the answers would've been suitable really.

Anyhow, I failed the damn thing, "they" took a couple of days to inform me by e-mail. Addressed me as "Dear ,". So I don't even have a name now? :mad: Just basically said I should just try applying again in 6 months. Well I thought sod this. I could tell it was a generic e-mail. Nobody looked at my application. I bet the system assesses them and judges based on how many answers you get correct (forget about qualifications or experience...) and forwards you that e-mail if you were unsuccessful. So I applied again, failed, exactly the same e-mail...

All for a cashier job. I won't be applying to Sainsbury's again...

Googlewhacker

Miss_Scrooge wrote: »

All for a cashier job. I won't be applying to Sainsbury's again...

Not sure they'll be that bothered, they must get hundredsof applications which is why they need these tests to sift through them.

Miss_Scrooge_2

Googlewhacker wrote: »

Not sure they'll be that bothered, they must get hundredsof applications which is why they need these tests to sift through them.

Yes, I realise that - it's just the way they fob you off with "apply in 6 months" when nobody even bothers READING your application.

Googlewhacker

Miss_Scrooge wrote: »

Yes, I realise that - it's just the way they fob you off with "apply in 6 months" when nobody even bothers READING your application.

I agree its annoying but obviously they have a criteria from the quiz that must be met to get a job and then the ones that are successful will then be looked at by a Human.

Its not perfect but when you'e a company hiring hundreds then you can afford to let a few good staff members slip through the net.

And yes, if it were me I would just apply straight away again.

Hammyman

Martin2008 wrote: »

How would candidates know about whether a refund should be given to a customer,

Sale of Goods Act

whether or not to stop for someone in difficulty and leave their van, or park too far away from the customer’s house, or whether to ring for assistance from a team leader?

Common sense. No wonder you failed.

I have been a professional driver for over 23 years and also owned my own business prior to driving for a living, I know the roads of Lancashire extremely well and even have a driving qualification, but didn't get an interview because I failed the test.

"I know the roads of Lancashire well" and "professional driver" tells me you've been a taxi driver and your inability to answer the questions above supports that TBH. I've been a proper professional driver for over 16 years. I know the roads OF THE ENTIRE UK well.

silkyuk9

Hammyman wrote: »

Sale of Goods Act


Common sense. No wonder you failed.


"I know the roads of Lancashire well" and "professional driver" tells me you've been a taxi driver and your inability to answer the questions above supports that TBH. I've been a proper professional driver for over 16 years. I know the roads OF THE ENTIRE UK well.

I'm really interested in this thread as there soon will be a Sainsbury's opening in my town and wouldn't mind a delivery drivers job for 1 day per week.

Ok, can we just discuss the questions? the refund one. Do Sainbury drivers go around with cash on them to give refunds? or is there another answer to this question like. 'Yes a refund is available here is a coupon' for instance.

Going onto the leaving the van questions. I applied for an ambulance driver a lots of years ago and came across this question. 'you see a accident while taking a patient to hospital, what would you do, would you leave your ambulance'

Is this a 'trick' question? are you allowed to leave your Sainsbury van unattended? Human nature says of course I would leave the van if I saw an accident, life is more important than grouceries. But is that the answer they are looking for, or 'No my van is my responsibility so I would call for emergany services and wait'

If you deliver goods to a customer you may have to park some distance, not every home has a drive etc. My answer would be, 'yes I would but I would leave it secure while unattended' Is that correct? or 'no I would return to depot'

If you do not know the companies policies you get drawn into trying to think of an answer they are looking for rather than what you would like to say. Yes lots are common sense but some are tricky.