Group Interview for retail clothing shop

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I applied for a retail job I used to work over 25 years ago.
Its a clothing chain.
The first interview I had with them 25 years ago was easy peasy, a quick chat with the manager at the back office, she called me on the way back that I got the job.
I applied and today I got a call for group interview.
Never had anything like that in a fact I never had any interviews apart from that one, I suppose these days it’s competitive and any jobs are like hot cakes.
Now I’m too old now and feel like I will not be suitable, also I’m not really ambitious, always just was happy to be a plain and basic member of a staff, I’m not interested in management or anytime that.
What happens at the group interview, I feel they will be really disappointed when will see me, I didn’t put my age on my CV, so they probably think I am young student chick 🐣 😐🙄thinking if I should actually go?

Go, you have absolutely nothing to lose. Their loss if they don't value the experience that comes with age.

I've no experience of group interviews (sounds horrendous) but surely they can guess your age from your job history?

Also which shop?

I would go just to see what it's like. It may be that your age works in your favour if you are indeed compared next to loads of young people! But they are kind of telling you how they treat their staff before you've even got the job. Like cattle. So maybe you don't want to work for them?

Please attend the interview!
My company does group interviews, we want to make sure that people can communicate with each other, ask questions if they’re not sure, see how others respond to those questions, etc
when we do them, we’re looking at behaviours, we can teach knowledge on how to do the job, etc, but we can’t teach you to be inquisitive, curious, caring, etc.
You can be a plain member of staff but still interested to learn new things (especially if it makes your life easier!)
My colleague is the most helpful person ever, and refuses to ever be a manager as she doesn’t want it impacting on her life… I totally respect that!

I went to a group interview in asda. We had to introduce ourselves, then split into groups and we had to make a surround for an Egg, so when it was dropped from a height it didn't smash!
All very Non formal! Lots of different ages & backgrounds there!

Oooh, what materials were you given?

I did search online for this brand for group interview feedback but it seems that it’s one of them where you literally have to sell yourself to them, even on point of embarrassment of yourself in the front of everyone there, to speak loud and shout out, push yourself out from the crowd.
Also I read where a candidate thought they did so well, answered all questions with long experience in customer services and outsold themself too a point of embarrassing and still did not get the job.
I am not that type, I’m generally very shy, hence I was always sceptical of these type of interactions. I’m very ok to speak to individual people or strangers or to speak to anyone but not in the interviews or big groups of people in front of other people watching.
I can not imagine to compete with young & trendy hip youngsters who will shine out, also I noticed their current staff in my local one is all young and well under 25! Also they seem to have look for a new staff every 2-3 months so seems a quite high staff turnover.
Also what do I wear?
As it’s a clothing shop for a younger generation overly I wonder if it’s ok to wear printed top with black jeans ( skinny) or something more smart officy style?

It's always difficult with interviews like that how to dress, I would go for whatever the staff are wearing but a bit smarter if you can. So black skinnies sound great but maybe with a blazer and top, little neck scarf and trainers. Not too try hard.

I had one for Waitrose during lockdown and wore my Cos black slouchy suit with a t shirt and trainers. Got the job but they gave me awful shifts so I declined

@Doggymummar i don’t have blazer as I don’t wear them, thinking maybe a plain cardigan like navy or something.
On the first interview those years ago I remember I wore black smart trousers and white shirt with black long trench.
When I worked there I still remember people wear turning up to interviews in funky bright hip clothes, this was the in the London branch, someone told me they like it like that more than plain smart clothes as it shows individuality of the candidates.