Congrats on your Morrisons interview.
Competition and interviews are stressful.
You can ace the Morrisons interview with some preparation.
How to answer Morrisons interview questions.
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Morrisons Interview
Introduce yourself.
Discuss your hobbies, employment, and education. Be clear and concise.
What can you tell us about Morrisons?
This query weeds out people who randomly apply to hundreds of jobs. They seek people who’ve researched the company. Morrisons facts
About
- Morrisons is the UK’s fourth-largest food retailer, with 492 outlets by 2020.
- Morrison serves 12 million weekly clients.
- The supermarket mostly offers food.
- Morrisons Daily has 50 convenience stores and 335 gas stations.
- Morrisons’ online home delivery service is available to over 90% of British households.
Tell us why you want to work for Morrisons.
- Assume you enjoy the product and the service you receive and are proud to represent them.
- Mention that you want a job that will keep you active.
- Mention how much you enjoy working with customers.
- Given that Morrisons is one of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, express your desire to learn and advance your career here.
What is your greatest strength?
The best way to respond to this question is to describe the skills and experience that you have which directly correlate with thejob you are applying for. With this in mind, review the job description and reassure the interviewer that you have the experience and skills to do the job.
What is your biggest flaw?
You should not deny having a weakness or describe your strengths as a weakness (I am a perfectionist, or I work too hard and neglect my friends and family).
Mention a weakness that is required for the role but is not a deal breaker if you lack it.
When you describe your weakness, make sure to include what you’re doing to overcome it.For example,
I am afraid of public speaking and have enrolled in a public speaking class to help me overcome this fear.
How would you handle an angry patron?
- Let the customer talk it out and just listen.
- Exhibit concern for the customer.
- You can’t place the responsibility on the business or the client.
- Get help with this, or at least try to.
- Don’t give people hopes they can’t fulfill.
- Last but not least, try not to take it to heart.
- If you let your anger show, it will affect your business going forward.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Describe what you want to do after college or university.
Browse Morrisons Jobs to find a career you can see yourself doing in five years.
Why hire you?
- Check the job description for required skills and experience.
- Match your skills to the job’s.
- Finally, reassure the interviewer that you’re qualified.
- What’s your motivation?
Employers ask this question because they want to see your resiliency, determination on how you’ll handle challenges and setbacks.
Do Say!
- Meeting deadlines, targets, or goals
- Mentoring and coaching others
- Learning new things.
- Coming up with creative ideas to improve something, or make something new.
- Working well as part of a team.
- Finding a way to solve a problem, or overcome a challenge.
Don’t Say!
- Money is your motivator.
- The only exception is if you are in sales Employee Discounts.
What hours can you work?
The more flexible you are with your hours, the better your chance of getting hired, so be flexible!
If possible, let the interviewer know you can work on weekends and/or holidays.
How would you define excellent customer service?
- The staff is friendly and always willing to help the customer find what he or she needs.
- Customers are not waiting in line for long periods of time at checkout.
- The store display is well kept and presented with adequate inventory.
Why did you leave your last job?
Unfortunately, this can be a trick question as they may be looking for things you didn’t like in your last job.
The best answer is to say that you enjoyed everything about your last job, however, you feel that you have learned all you can in that role and are now looking for new challenges.
Who are Morrisons Competitors?
Morrisons Competitors include
ASDA Tesco Sainsbury’s ALDI Iceland
What are your salary expectations?
This is a stressful question because if you ask for too much, you will not get the job, and if you ask for too little, they will happily underpay you.
Be sure to research salary expectations for your role before you go into the interview. There are plenty of sites that discuss salary ranges.
If you don’t know what to say then ask what the salary range is? You can then counter with the high end of the range.
Note most entry-level jobs will pay minimum wage.
Questions to ask on a Morrisons Interview?
- What do you like best about working here?
- How would you describe your ideal candidate for this position?
- What about this position is the most important?
- How would you measure my success and what could I do to succeed in your expectations?
- Which part of the position has the steepest learning curve? What can I do in order to get up to speed quickly?
- What opportunities will I have to learn and grow?
Morrisons Interview Tips
- Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early.
- Have good body posture as it will prevent you from mumbling.
- Make good eye contact.
What to wear to a Morrisons Interview
Be sure to dress formally or at the very least business casual.
If you are applying for a position that will require you to interact with customers then remember you want to look like someone who can serve and handle food.
If possible, try and incorporate Morrisons colours into what you wear. Remember not to go overboard.