Officeworks Group Interview (1 Viewer)

[karen88]

Officeworks Group Interview->Phone Interview

haha its me again... got rejected for the toys r us position after the group interview... oh well... just received an email from coles group for a Officeworks Group Interview for the new store opening in Castle Hill (yep... right next to toys r us)...

it said on the email that it will be team based activities... anyone had group interviews with coles group before... specifically officeworks? what should i expect?

i reckon i failed the toys r us position all because of the question "why do you want to work at toys r us?"... how could i answer this question for officeworks if it comes up?

 

[Evilo]

*i did a group interview for officeworks during march.
you sit in tables of about 8-10 and you take it in turns telling everyone your <work related> experiences. But you're supposed to ignore the people standing behind the group marking what you say.
Then after that you watch a power point presentation that "sells" the job to you including all the lovely benifits - reallly the only good one is the % discount on all major stores i.e. coles, harris technology, officeworks, etc.
After that you are given a hypothetical situation i.e. chemical spill on the floor, shop theif, someone needed assistance etc (theres about 6 different problems). Then you have to rank them in order of which ones you would solve first.
To be honest its a pretty simple interview, just be yourself, relax and make sure you say something.

PS - i didnt get the job because i wanted 8 hours per week, but the lady at coles recruitment had failed to tell me the minimum hours work`for this store is 15hrs *grumbles*

PPS - single interview is a little different, pm me about that if needed

PM me if you want any more info. I dont closely watch over threads.
hope this helps

 

[Evilo]

"why do you want to work at Officeworks?"

go to the officeworks website and make a sentence out of this

"Careers at Officeworks
Officeworks is always on the look out for great people to join our team on a full time or part time basis. If you are results-oriented, flexible, willing to learn, friendly, self-confident and have excellent customer service skills, we'd love to hear from you.

We are continually expanding our business across Australia and many more stores are planned. As a member of the Coles Group, we can provide terrific career opportunities to all our team members. The sky's the limit!

Officeworks encompasses three dynamic businesses under one brand:

Officeworks Stores - our retail arm.

Officeworks BusinessDirect - our online, fax and phone delivery service.

Harris Technology - our technology specialists.

If you believe it's the people who make a workplace a great place to be, you'll love working at Officeworks. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment, with guaranteed hours and the support you need to drive your career if you want to get ahead. We also believe in having a life outside of the workplace! That's why we put a big focus on providing flexible working hours."

 

[karen88]

wow thx for the insight, even better since you actually had one with officeworks... thnx very much...

 

[Evilo]

no worries, be yourselfand think literally. They just want to see you interact with people. Some people there couldnt say there own name let alone hold a conversation. Just think if you are them, what would you be looking for in a potential officeworks employee <hint read the quote above >

 

[vanush]

damnit, why do I miss these officeworks/toys r us jobs..
GIVE ME A BONE GODS DAMNIOT.

 

[Pace_T]

damnit, why do I miss these officeworks/toys r us jobs..
GIVE ME A BONE GODS DAMNIOT.

from what ive heard its shit working at officeworks

 

[vanush]

from what ive heard its shit working at officeworks

i work at coles and i dont get any shifts n its really ahrd work
i wanna betta job.
whats ur job pace_t.

 

[fernando]

*i did a group interview for officeworks during march.
you sit in tables of about 8-10 and you take it in turns telling everyone your <work related> experiences. But you're supposed to ignore the people standing behind the group marking what you say.
Then after that you watch a power point presentation that "sells" the job to you including all the lovely benifits - reallly the only good one is the % discount on all major stores i.e. coles, harris technology, officeworks, etc.
After that you are given a hypothetical situation i.e. chemical spill on the floor, shop theif, someone needed assistance etc (theres about 6 different problems). Then you have to rank them in order of which ones you would solve first.
To be honest its a pretty simple interview, just be yourself, relax and make sure you say something.

That's EXACTLY what i did too (myer)

 

[vanush]

That's EXACTLY what i did too (myer)

same!

 

[karen88]

update on my interview!!! i had it yesterday and i thought i would have no chance cos they are interviewing 90 people and only hiring about 24... and there were 2 women in my group that knew each other so they kept talking in the in between activities and i felt that it may be rude to interrupt their convo so it made me look bad by not interacting with other people... i really thought i had no chance...

got the email today that i was successful for the group interview and is now short-listed for the final job matching selection and second interview process!!! soo excitied!!! really want the job!!! as it will be my first if i get it!!

thnx for the help everyone!!! i guess it really paid off!!

 

[karen88]

Bump... just got the phone call from Officeworks, because they are rushing to open the new store, they aren't conducting face to face interviews, instead its going to be a phone interview... what do the ask in a phone interview? i guess its similar to a face to face one but im still a bit nervous... anyone got any tips?