Sales Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Tesco with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tesco overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tesco as a Sales Assistant according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Tesco (Durham, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
Straight forward usual interview techniques but twice I have interviewed for a store local to me and although I have loads of retail experience did not get the job - took a one elsewhere in the end for another retailer. Think head office select you for interview but then the manager looks like they are just going through the motions with interview and not really interested. Even though worked for tesco before and know all the rules and procedures still dont get job!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do when faced with a difficult situation
easy and the interveiwer was lovely and easy to talk to
invlolved a tour around the department
asked about my availability and previous work experience
lovely place to work and would work here again
Good they are really nice and don’t make you feel pressured, lots of the usual questions. There were 2 people one writing while the other asks questions. It was a very easy and enjoyable process from start to finish