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      Department Manager Interview

      22 Jan 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England

      Other Department Manager interview reviews for Sainsbury’s

      Department Manager Interview

      25 Mar 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Stoke-on-Trent, England
      No offer
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sainsbury’s (London, England) in Oct 2016

      Interview

      its was online process then if you pass telephone interview and another other interview with the manager or sent onto assessment day,remember it was about who they like most regarding to behaviours skills, maybe shop floor observation,direct hire was not allowed.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      the questions came from a briefing pack looks confusing most department manager did not follow them
      1 Answer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Sainsbury’s (Stoke-on-Trent, England) in Mar 2017

      Interview

      No interview. I apply on line, to many questions about real life situation on shop floor and in management. Since I have management experience and didn't have experience in store management, I didn't get opportunity to have interview 1-2-1. Shame, they just send automatic email in the middle of the night saying I'm not going to be processed further. This could be interesting job, and stupid thing is I can not apply for position in next 6 months.
      2

      Department Manager Interview

      31 Jul 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Birmingham, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Sainsbury’s (Birmingham, England) in Jul 2015

      Interview

      Assessment centre based interview. 4 part interview - allow 4 hours to complete. 1. General legal questions, e.g are you eligible to work in the uk? Are you over 18 etc... 2. Competency based quetions e.g What is the largest team you have been in charge of? 3. Workload exercise - Given a set of KPI's and you need to work out a 3 month plan to improve department figures. 4. Role play - you will need to hold a meeting with a poor performing employee.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you manage change?
      Answer question
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