To wonder how anyone gets a job in Tescos

[Tootsey11]

Ds20 has been applying for jobs over the last few months and has applied twice to our local Tesco store, most recently for Xmas staff. For the second time he has been rejected, not even getting to interview stage. We cannot work out what he is doing wrong.

He has 5 Gcse's, 6 A levels, is willing and able to work, and can take a variety of shifts, so fully flexible.

Can anyone give me an idea of what he is doing wrong.

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The hiring managers employ their friends and family.

It's not what you know, it's who you know. The same can be said for most companies.

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5 GCSEs, 3 A levels and then 3 more all at A* is going to look pretty weird on his CV. If I saw that I would seriously wonder whether things were being fabricated and the extra set had been left on the CV in error

As others said if he didn't get the automated right to work, it's probably the questionnaire. I recently applied for seasonal colleague too, he needs to have a Google of the questions, people's correct answers are all over Google!

I've heard this before about the Tescos application from very over qualified people who just wanted a job to fit in with their childcare or husbands job. It seems that if you know someone that works there, it's much easier.

Not the case in the majority of retailers.

No it’s not, funding for four years of a levels is incredibly uncommon. It’s the type of education

I think it may be who you know and not what you know as a previous poster suggested. I applied to Tesco myself once and heard nothing - no interview nothing and I have loads of customer service experience. The person I handed my cv to said “i’ll put it on the pile!” Mind you that was at the start of the pandemic when loads of people were trying for jobs there. I noticed in our fairly large sainsburys lots of family members seem to work together - maybe try a different store

I worked at Tesco long before the screening online process started. When my boys were applying they (and me having worked there for over 3years) got the questions wrong! We did it eventually by applying for jobs that we didn't want in other areas until we got the questions right then went and applied for the one they wanted. The system won't let you reapply for the same job once you fail the questions so leave the job you actually want until you know the answers.

It's worth it for youngsters, they pay them well, fit hours and shifts around study, and re employ them in uni holidays.

@Rummikub is right, it was free as long as he had started before he was 19, which he had.
@threegoodthings not fabricated, he has all certificates here for any employer who wants to see them.

Some of the replies on here, I'm shaking my head. Young people can't win, no matter what they do.

As long as you are 18 at the start of the course and the course is linear then you can get an additional 2 years of funding. eg A levels

If the course is split in 2 standalone parts eg BTEC level 3 foundation / extended then yes funding for year 2 is via a loan if over 19.

I see this all the time.

You see folks going for six a levels over four years all the time??

It was during lockdown. What else was he supposed to do? Play video games all day?

Obviously students don’t decide they want to study A levels over 4 years but yes it happens. For various reasons. Sometimes there’s a change of direction, other times it’s to improve grades or a great fresh start.

Young people have had an awful time due to Covid. I’m not going to judge them for decisions and prefer to support them in being successful.

People talk some right shit on here , they take people on stacking shelves who have masters ffs , they aren't going to be all fussy because he's gone back and done more A levels 🤣🤣

Who knows how it works op, my ds didn't get a job at mcdonalds but less than 6 months later was working for the civil service 🤷‍♀️

What is it that some people don't get, he didn't plan on doing 6 A levels, he wanted to fill his time, and couldn't get a job as he didn't drive. So took the obvious choice. Everyone I have spoken to said he done the right thing. Shows he has a good work ethic. On here, it seems he was childish and we are lying that it couldn't possibly be available.

Asda seems easy to get into. McDonald's are too.

I didn’t think you could do A level with that low amount of GCSE’s ?

Sorry just looked this up , you need 5.

I'm not suggesting it's fabricated, I'm saying what an employer might think looking at his CV and why he didn't get an interview.

Waitrose does a similar on line scenario test, something like
a customer has dropped a bottle of wine on the floor
do you
a. Walk away, not your problem
b. Stand by the spillage and ask a nearby colleague to bring a mop and bucket and yellow warning sign
c. Go and find a senior colleague to tell them what has happened
d. Find another bottle of wine for the customer and then go and get a mop

customer service might suggest d is the answer but it’s a because if H&S over riding customer service in this scenario.
if you answer d you fail

could that be the issue
waitrose also seem to love it if you refer as little as possible to managers and think for yourself

What were the questions and how did he answer them?

Sorry in my scenario correct answer is b not a.