Marks & Spencers walk in interview

misstierney · 30-09-2009 07:59PM #1

Hello,

My friend has informed me of a walk in interview for Marks and Spencers Christmas staff in city centre tomorrow & Friday. Has anyone been to one of these interviews before, or know what goes on, what type of questions are asked etc. Any information would be greatly appreciated

Rabbit Heart · 30-09-2009 09:44PM

Grafton Street M&S?
Also, what times are the interviews?

My friend had to dress a mannequin for her M&S interview.

BrandonFlowers · 30-09-2009 09:47PM

my girlfriend works in the blanch branch (i'm a poet ha) she did one of these about a year ago.

she had to pick an outfit to suit a certain type of person from a catalogue and then a few situational roleplays revolving around all dept's of the shop...

they gave it to her the same day so you'll know quick enough how well ya did...

hope that helps!

jobucks · 01-10-2009 09:57AM

I'd say prepare to queue and bring a packed lunch

AARRRGH · 01-10-2009 10:25AM

Remember they only have a very short amount of time to make a judgement on you, so make sure your appearance is perfect, arrive early, and be very polite and friendly.

acermaple · 01-10-2009 05:49PM

Does anyone know time and location for the interviews, is it in Mary sr or Grafton st?

crushproof · 01-10-2009 09:57PM

Yowza, 500 interviewees just today!!

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1001/breaking40.html?via=mr

misstierney · 01-10-2009 10:02PM

Eek! I should have gone earlier today! I saw the queue and left again-nightmare..

There is 200 scheduled for interview first tomorrow, then anyone who queues tomorrow will be seen after that. I can't find anywhere though the time they begin interviewing. Like, if I start queuing at 8am will I still be 500th in the queue!

rejkin · 01-10-2009 11:18PM

8am is when they start but seeing as they had 500 interviews yesterday and it runs from 8am till 10pm then since they got 500 done yesterday they should get the "pre-booked" 200 interviews done by 12 so im not even bothering. I want a job but im not desperate for one. Go for it if you want but waiting that long for a part time job is, I think, not worth it

~me~ · 01-10-2009 11:34PM

afaik theres only dundrum places left. i honestly wouldnt bother. as disappointing as it is, imagine queueing (sp?) that long to then be told the places have been filled or you're not what they're looking for! but if anyone is going for it fair play and good luck!

Dublin Boy · 02-10-2009 01:47AM

Hang on, so you're saying you can just queue up for a job interview at M&S without going through the usual ordeal?:eek:

I can't believe I did not know about this...:( am I too late?

Shelflife · 02-10-2009 09:58AM

Its a cynical PR stunt, they got the pictures in the papers, on the news etc. they are just exploiting the unemployed.

AARRRGH · 02-10-2009 10:34AM

Shelflife wrote: »

Its a cynical PR stunt, they got the pictures in the papers, on the news etc. they are just exploiting the unemployed.

I don't see it that way myself. It's not their fault hundreds of people showed up for a few jobs!

Dave! · 02-10-2009 11:02AM

Had an interview with those sh*te pipes before, they told me I was successful and they'd let me know if any vacancies open in the stores closest to me. That was about 2 years ago and still no word !

gerrycollins · 02-10-2009 02:07PM

its good to see that so many turned up stunt or not. At least the workforce has not got lazy

eth0_ · 02-10-2009 04:12PM

Dave! wrote: »

Had an interview with those sh*te pipes before, they told me I was successful and they'd let me know if any vacancies open in the stores closest to me. That was about 2 years ago and still no word !

That's usually a polite way of saying you were useless in the interview and they wouldn't hire you.

03-10-2009 01:27AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4PL-0fVOkE

janullrich · 05-10-2009 11:53PM

Christ thank God I have a reasonably good job. That sounds desperate beyond belief stuff. That clip is a real eye-opener to the way modern Ireland is.

triple-M · 06-10-2009 11:45AM

janullrich wrote: »

Christ thank God I have a reasonably good job. That sounds desperate beyond belief stuff. That clip is a real eye-opener to the way modern Ireland is.

I have a crappy job in retail and I was considering leaving,but after seeing the numbers of people queuing including some high calibre people for a basic job in a supermarket I think i'll hold onto my job and not let go any time soon

3greenrizla's · 07-10-2009 12:27AM

gerrycollins wrote: »

its good to see that so many turned up stunt or not. At least the workforce has not got lazy

there is an awful lot of people unemployed, and even though the majority are looking for any work available, there is still quite a large minority who think "sure there are no jobs out there, no point in looking, at least now I'm not expected to get work - oh poor me"

...actually I have been unemployed for 4 months now and when I brought a couple of rejection letters into the dole office, i was told "there is no need for them for another while yet"

craichoe · 07-10-2009 12:47AM

janullrich wrote: »

Christ thank God I have a reasonably good job. That sounds desperate beyond belief stuff. That clip is a real eye-opener to the way modern Ireland is.

Oh come on,

There was a period people wouldn't do jobs because they thought jobs where below them, this is a good thing !

I know from being unemployed myself years ago that I would take any job to keep myself ticking over until I got what i wanted.

I just wouldn't put it down on the CV, but tbh its more of an ego thing with alot of people and alot of the time their on the dole along time as a result.

ArcadeFred · 07-10-2009 07:21PM

craichoe wrote:

There was a period people wouldn't do jobs because they thought jobs where below them, this is a good thing !

It's a good thing that people are prepared to do whatever job they can get but it's not a good thing to see them wasting their time like that if they're not even going to be considered for the job. I'm not sure what the outcome of the M&S thing was - I know they mentioned in the piece that they'd never seen such a high calibre but are they actually taking any of those people on?? Or is it like what Triple-M (I think? correct me if I'm wrong!) said in the part-time jobs thread about Dunnes not going to even consider those kinds of people, they just want 'working class' people who are going to stay on? I'm sure they're not the only retailers taking that sort of approach and it's just awful.

I don't know about anyone else but I've started to feel such shame about handing in my CV to places now and it's not because I have a big ego. I would happily work in a shop for a few years - I worked in one for 2 years during college so I have the experience and I actually enjoyed it - but I can just see them laughing at my qualifications and ****ing the CV in the bin! And it's not just shops either. I've just applied for 4 admin jobs, in which i have good experience too, and I know they'll most likely do the same. If they reply at all, it'll probably be to say that I'm 'overqualified'. What does that even mean! You're too good for the job!? Please.

We must have the most highly educated dole queue in the world.

Marks & Spencers is still a great shop though

07-10-2009 07:52PM

craichoe wrote: »

Oh come on,

There was a period people wouldn't do jobs because they thought jobs where below them, this is a good thing !

No this is a very very bad thing for the economy as a whole. People who are overqualified working for minimum wage means we wasted resources training them or putting them through college. Massive misallocation of resources.

I suppose its easy to say "its a good thing" if you have a secure job yourself.

ArcadeFred · 07-10-2009 08:08PM

Very good point blindjustice.

As well as all the money gone on general college fees, you also have things like masters programmes (including mine) funded by the NDP. I never really thought about what that meant before but just looking at their website now...

The National Development Plan 2007-2013 entitled Transforming Ireland – A Better Quality of Life for All, sets out the roadmap to Ireland’s future. The €184 billion Plan represents another major milestone in building a prosperous Ireland for all the people, characterised by sustainable economic growth, greater social inclusion and balanced regional development. The Plan is the largest and most ambitious investment programme ever proposed for Ireland. It builds on, and consolidates, the achievements of the previous Plan, and provides €54.6 billion for investment in economic infrastructure; €49.6 billion for social inclusion measures (children, people with disabilities, etc.); €33.6 billion for social infrastructure (housing, health, justice, etc.); €25.8 billion for human capital (schools, training, higher education, etc.) and €20 billion for enterprise, science and innovation.

One can't help but laugh :rolleyes: This fine example of 'human capital' is on the dole.

craichoe · 08-10-2009 12:00AM

Deleted User wrote: »

No this is a very very bad thing for the economy as a whole. People who are overqualified working for minimum wage means we wasted resources training them or putting them through college. Massive misallocation of resources.

I suppose its easy to say "its a good thing" if you have a secure job yourself.

Well perhaps in Ireland .. but we are all Europeans now aren't we, so the over educated working for a minimum wage have the rest of the EU to choose from.

It's only bad because you saw it on TV ... back in 2001 a mate of mine couldn't get a job for ages because he was overqualified.

I'd know i'd take any job if I had to cover the bills

08-10-2009 01:01AM

craichoe wrote: »

I'd know i'd take any job if I had to cover the bills

Too right - Im not arguing that. I do know a masters graduate and a trained teacher both working together in a spar. The educated workforce.....

Behold the knowledge economy!

Seriously though the state investing in people as they go through college is a seriously bad investment if they are ending up working in roles that can be done without specialised training.

afterhours · 09-10-2009 12:45PM

What really bothers me is that you have to have experience when you apply for these types of "retail" jobs aswell.

I've had 4 interviews and I didn't get one retail job because of my lack in experience in this so called "field". it's so bloody ridiculous. Where as before they were hiring 16 year olds to do these jobs.

I'm a gradute with two diplomas and i'm still studying here in Ireland and I would say that I am a smart person.. I've worked YEARS in customer service and yet they have the right to tell me that I have no experience.. Common, how hard can ringing in a dress through the till really be?

Keep your jobs cause god knows how long you'll get another one.

craichoe · 09-10-2009 01:40PM

afterhours wrote: »

What really bothers me is that you have to have experience when you apply for these types of "retail" jobs aswell.

I've had 4 interviews and I didn't get one retail job because of my lack in experience in this so called "field". it's so bloody ridiculous. Where as before they were hiring 16 year olds to do these jobs.

I'm a gradute with two diplomas and i'm still studying here in Ireland and I would say that I am a smart person.. I've worked YEARS in customer service and yet they have the right to tell me that I have no experience.. Common, how hard can ringing in a dress through the till really be?

Keep your jobs cause god knows how long you'll get another one.

The condecending attitude you have would show me that you wouldn't really bother trying in the job anyway and would leave as soon as your found something better. There are people out there who are perfectly happy to stay in retail.

Their hardly going to telll you that.

artful_codger · 09-10-2009 03:30PM

ArcadeFred wrote: »

I can just see them laughing at my qualifications and ****ing the CV in the bin!

if you're so highly qualified, then countries like Canada and Australia will happily grant you a green-card to go work there. why haven't you done that? If i was in the same situation i'd quit ireland and never look back. These days qualifications are like houses, they're only worth what people are willing to pay for them...if they're not in demand then they're worthless and u better stop thinking you're a better class of person just cos u sat some exams. Your qualifications are worth absolutely nothing to them unless you graduated with a degree in retail management, so why should they give you a job ?

ArcadeFred · 09-10-2009 09:27PM

I'm going to go ahead and assume that you were making a general statement and not accusing me personally of thinking I'm a 'better class of person'!

Of course they shouldn't give me a job because of my qualifications, they should give me it because I have relevant skills and experience for the job. But they can't see past the education thing. So some might suggest omitting those details - but then you have to account for the 4 year long gap in your CV and, well, I'm a **** liar!

I've thought about going to Canada alright, I just haven't done it because I have things keeping me here and I like to think there's hope yet of my luck changing.

afterhours · 12-10-2009 03:00PM

craichoe wrote: »

The condecending attitude you have would show me that you wouldn't really bother trying in the job anyway and would leave as soon as your found something better. There are people out there who are perfectly happy to stay in retail.

Their hardly going to telll you that.

You're probably right...

but I can't help being who I am dude...

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