Anyone who works in ASDA...

[Shivarage]

I recently applied for a job there (I'm in northern ireland) and did the asda magic part of the recruitment

I didn't get the job

Can anyone explain what I don't have?

I'm 21, no previous employment, experience volunteering in a charity shop for 3 and a half months including experience working with customers...

I dressed up in black trousers and white shirt along with nice shoes for asda magic, I was confident and got on well with the others... yet I wasn't chosen (asda did not state why)

I was told I am most likely overqualified for the job, seeing as the others were teenagers in causal clothing it seems I overdid it just for a job as cashier

well, I am rather disappointed... I could really use a job atm (like millions of others obviously)

Second edit: you guys seem to think asda told me I was overqualified, that is just a theory suggested to me by awesome friends ^_^

Third edit: I removed my qualifications cause they aren't needed anymore

 

[Thyunda]

I recently applied for a job there (I'm in northern ireland) and did the asda magic part of the recruitment

I didn't get the job

Can anyone explain what I don't have?

I'm 21, no previous employment, experience volunteering in a charity shop for 3 and a half months including experience working with customers...

I dressed up in black trousers and white shirt along with nice shoes for asda magic, I was confident and got on well with the others... yet I wasn't chosen (asda did not state why)

I was told I am overqualified for the job, seeing as the others were teenagers in causal clothing it seems I overdid it just for a job as cashier

well, I am rather disappointed... I could really use a job atm (like millions of others obviously)

Heh...I know the feeling. I failed miserably at getting a low job.
You considered an apprenticeship? That's the route I've taken.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

"Overqualified"? Ok. No offence, but from you're description it doesn't strike me that you're overqualified for the job. What Qualifications do you have?

I don't work for ASDA, but I can say that sometimes you don't get the job since there is one position for many, many applicants.

The thing is I think you should ALWAYS dress Business Smart to an interview unless it's explicitly stated to do otherwise. They should show that you take it seriously, and, for want of a better word, show respect.

 

[Beltom]

"Overqualified" in this situation is normally in-shop speak for "We're afraid you're smarter/more intelligent than the management". My friend had a situation like this when he applied for a job at Co-op, and they turned him away simply because he had GCSEs. :\

 

[rokkolpo]

Probably because: You cost more money than the teenagers.

 

[Shivarage]

... You reckon I failed miserably?

Fair play if I did like *shrugs*

Havn't really thought about apprenticeships, I'm just looking a shop job somewhere to start off

 

[EeveeElectro]

I don't think they hire anyone under the age of 20. Supermarkets hire teens because they get to talk to them like shit, and teens will take it.
I've applied for there and Morrisons and both have turned me down, even though they seem to hire people who didn't how to tell the difference between the arse and face of a dog.
It's apparently awful working in supermarkets anyway, so don't get too down about it. I work at a bakers and it's lots of fun! small work places like that will be a much better place to work.

 

[Shivarage]

I have enough qualifications to get me into university lol

 

[Zacharine]

"Overqualified" in this situation is normally in-shop speak for "We're afraid you're smarter/more intelligent than the management". My friend had a situation like this when he applied for a job at Co-op, and they turned him away simply because he had GCSEs. :\

In my experience, it's really shorthand for "You'll be bored within 2 weeks and will seek a new employment within the month. We'd rather have someone who won't be forcing us to make a new employment notification and all the paperwork, will have equal or better motivation and is qualified enough."

Simply speaking, they've most likely seen enough people like you get the job and then lose motivation and complain and leave within a month or two. They rather won't take the risk, as if you have the qualifications you say you have, they knowl you'll be likely getting a better job with a bit of patience and searching. From their point of view, it's better for both if no contract is signed.

 

[Sevre]

When they say you're "Overqualified", it means you're too ambitious to be working there. Someone else needs that job more than you, you can get a better job! Don't give up!

 

[Dystopia]

I work in the head office. Stores are getting hundreds more applicants than there are positions. SakSak is correct, they'll be looking for someone who wants a 'career' so chances are, your mistake was not sounding enthusiastic enough about the company.

Trust me, ASDAness is enforced... We have our own ASDA personality.

 

[Zacharine]

I have enough qualifications to get me into university lol

Which means, as far as modern job market is concerned: none at all, unless you are a qualified mechanic, accountant or whatever.

That won't really change until after 2-3 years in uni, and even then it'll be at a stage of "I might be able to trust this guy to actually be competent enough to do his job with some supervision."

If your qualified for uni, it simply means that the basic jobs are shut from you as anything but part-time or vacation jobs - the people hiring you expect you to start studying when next semester begins. Once you graduate form uni, you can expect to hit the middle management/team leader/designer/reasearch team member area of things.

 

[Shivarage]

I work in the head office. Stores are getting hundreds more applicants than there are positions. SakSak is correct, they'll be looking for someone who wants a 'career' so chances are, your mistake was not sounding enthusiastic enough about the company.

Trust me, ASDAness is enforced... We have our own ASDA personality.

aw... I could swear I was the only one who had any enthusiasm

"we" you work in asda head office?

 

[Charli]

Probably because: You cost more money than the teenagers.

Dingdingdingdingding, We have a winner.

I'm lucky my job this xmas actually needed people over 18 especially.

 

[Shivarage]

I have enough qualifications to get me into university lol

Which means, as far as modern job market is concerned: none at all, unless you are a qualified mechanic, accountant or whatever.

That won't really change until after 2-3 years in uni, and even then it'll be at a stage of "I might be able to trust this guy to actually be competent enough to do his job with some supervision."

If your qualified for uni, it simply means that the basic jobs are shut from you as anything but part-time or vacation jobs - the people hiring you expect you to start studying when next semester begins. Once you graduate form uni, you can expect to hit the middle management/team leader/designer/reasearch team member area of things.

I left university, I didn't enjoy being there...

 

[Actual]

You still have a soul, they only hire people who are soulless or on the verge so they can crush it with little work.

ASDA is a terrible employer, famous for treating it's workers like shit.

You remember the scandal some years back where they fired everyone who was in a union?

They're owned by Walmart, so the Americans know what you're talking about.

 

[Dystopia]

I work in the head office. Stores are getting hundreds more applicants than there are positions. SakSak is correct, they'll be looking for someone who wants a 'career' so chances are, your mistake was not sounding enthusiastic enough about the company.

Trust me, ASDAness is enforced... We have our own ASDA personality.

aw... I could swear I was the only one who had any enthusiasm

"we" you work in asda head office?

'We' as in the ASDA folk. And yes I do, and no I don't have any say in who gets the jobs in the stores But I know they want lifers, not people who they suspect will leave after a few months.

 

[PureChaos]

sometime employers are just arses. i've worked for a few

 

[Zacharine]

I have enough qualifications to get me into university lol

Which means, as far as modern job market is concerned: none at all, unless you are a qualified mechanic, accountant or whatever.

That won't really change until after 2-3 years in uni, and even then it'll be at a stage of "I might be able to trust this guy to actually be competent enough to do his job with some supervision."

If your qualified for uni, it simply means that the basic jobs are shut from you as anything but part-time or vacation jobs - the people hiring you expect you to start studying when next semester begins. Once you graduate form uni, you can expect to hit the middle management/team leader/designer/reasearch team member area of things.

I left university, I didn't enjoy being there...

That is even worse - it brings you dicipline ande self-motivation to question for any prospective employer. It sets you up as a quitter, one who wastes their potential.

On paper, getting to and then quitting uni, and not continuing formal education of any kind makes you look really, really bad.

 

[Shivarage]

I have enough qualifications to get me into university lol

Which means, as far as modern job market is concerned: none at all, unless you are a qualified mechanic, accountant or whatever.

That won't really change until after 2-3 years in uni, and even then it'll be at a stage of "I might be able to trust this guy to actually be competent enough to do his job with some supervision."

If your qualified for uni, it simply means that the basic jobs are shut from you as anything but part-time or vacation jobs - the people hiring you expect you to start studying when next semester begins. Once you graduate form uni, you can expect to hit the middle management/team leader/designer/reasearch team member area of things.

I left university, I didn't enjoy being there...

That is even worse - it brings you dicipline ande self-motivation to question for any prospective employer. It sets you up as a quitter, one who wastes their potential.

On paper, getting to and then quitting uni, and not continuing formal education, makes you look really, really bad.

I dont mention uni in on paper =P

And it took much more discipline to quit uni due to societal pressures, university is not for everyone no matter how much the media influences people to believe so...