jessj95
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I thought I'd share my experiences for anyone who is looking to apply for any christmas casual positions and gets asked to an interview.
My first christmas casual interview was at Village Roadshow (movieworld, seaworld, wet'n'wild), for a retail sales assistant in one of the gift shops. We were asked to go to Outback Spectacular. When I arrived, I stood in a long line for about an hour before I was seen for a brief interview that probably took about 5 minutes. I was asked how I would deliver a good experience to people in the park, and about my availability and past experience. I stated that I had over 3 years retail experience as well as a wealth of volunteer experience, as well as full availability. I did not get the job - so unfortunately I can't give too much advice as to what would make you successful for this role.
My next interview was at Rebel Sport. This was a group interview. There were 14 people applying for the position/s and there were about 5-6 managers/workers there to facilitate the activities. First we had to be paired up with another candidate, and then talk to them for 5 minutes and work out what is was about them that would make them suitable for a position at Rebel. We then had to "sell" our partner to the group. I would suggest in this activity that you are as outgoing as possible and try to make some little jokes to make you stand out from the rest. Next, we were split into 2 groups of 7 and given the NASA task of choosing which items would be most important in space. This was a really obscure way of distinguishing the leaders from the followers, however, it was very successful as it was clear to me after the task who would be suitable for the job. During this I would recommend again being outgoing and voicing your opinion, especially by trying to be a team player, like saying "so are we going to put oxygen as #1? Does everyone think that's a good idea?" etc. The final task was to be put in teams of 3 and choose a product in the store to sell to the group. I took the lead with my group and decided that we would sell a range of dumbells due to the fact that they are very versatile and would be easy to sell. I basically blurted out all their uses and benefits and when presenting the other two team members basically read what I had said off their sheet. So when it got to me, I didnt look down at my sheet once, and just started talking about why they were great, like I actually knew what I was talking about, rather than just reading off a sheet which anyone could do. This made me look more personable and knowledgable which is what they would have wanted to see. I am yet to hear whether I got this job or not - I'll keep you posted
Finally, tonight I have an interview at Smiggle. I was phoned yesterday and asked a series of questions like "why do you want to work for smiggle?", "what is good customer service?", and "talk me through a shift at your previous workplace?". This brief phone interview determined my eligibility for a group interview, and I was successful. I will post again on how the interview goes this evening.
Best of luck in your job finding endeavors!
My first christmas casual interview was at Village Roadshow (movieworld, seaworld, wet'n'wild), for a retail sales assistant in one of the gift shops. We were asked to go to Outback Spectacular. When I arrived, I stood in a long line for about an hour before I was seen for a brief interview that probably took about 5 minutes. I was asked how I would deliver a good experience to people in the park, and about my availability and past experience. I stated that I had over 3 years retail experience as well as a wealth of volunteer experience, as well as full availability. I did not get the job - so unfortunately I can't give too much advice as to what would make you successful for this role.
My next interview was at Rebel Sport. This was a group interview. There were 14 people applying for the position/s and there were about 5-6 managers/workers there to facilitate the activities. First we had to be paired up with another candidate, and then talk to them for 5 minutes and work out what is was about them that would make them suitable for a position at Rebel. We then had to "sell" our partner to the group. I would suggest in this activity that you are as outgoing as possible and try to make some little jokes to make you stand out from the rest. Next, we were split into 2 groups of 7 and given the NASA task of choosing which items would be most important in space. This was a really obscure way of distinguishing the leaders from the followers, however, it was very successful as it was clear to me after the task who would be suitable for the job. During this I would recommend again being outgoing and voicing your opinion, especially by trying to be a team player, like saying "so are we going to put oxygen as #1? Does everyone think that's a good idea?" etc. The final task was to be put in teams of 3 and choose a product in the store to sell to the group. I took the lead with my group and decided that we would sell a range of dumbells due to the fact that they are very versatile and would be easy to sell. I basically blurted out all their uses and benefits and when presenting the other two team members basically read what I had said off their sheet. So when it got to me, I didnt look down at my sheet once, and just started talking about why they were great, like I actually knew what I was talking about, rather than just reading off a sheet which anyone could do. This made me look more personable and knowledgable which is what they would have wanted to see. I am yet to hear whether I got this job or not - I'll keep you posted
Finally, tonight I have an interview at Smiggle. I was phoned yesterday and asked a series of questions like "why do you want to work for smiggle?", "what is good customer service?", and "talk me through a shift at your previous workplace?". This brief phone interview determined my eligibility for a group interview, and I was successful. I will post again on how the interview goes this evening.
Best of luck in your job finding endeavors!
