Sports direct, q & a

Hey, I got the job, although I need ID, what do you need to prove, I know you need an indate passport or a A4 birth certificate, what I want to know is do you need them both or just one of them??

Hey i have an interview on tuesday for sport direct
and i know they would ask about ' what do you know about sport direct'
and what kinda question or make you do in the interview

I had an interview for this store and I was unsuccessful. I read on another thread that it's a horrible place to work so I couldn't care less.

out of interest, which store was it?

Im quite alright not working in a knock off sport brand store thank you very much.
im not being picky at all- just noticing how every responce is from young females funnily enough.

1. I only worked for them for about 3 months part-time so I didn't expect my pay to go up (apart from when the national minimum wage went up). However a couple of guys who had been working there a few years did say they were paid more (obviously I don't know if they actually were) but it wasn't £6.80 an hour. I imagine you'd need to work there a very long time before you reach that figure.

2. I found it alright. There weren't really any benefits as such; you got a staff discount but could only use it on certain things. It had to be something in your size, so you couldn't get anything like a bag with it or any clothes that are too small or big to fit you (a size either way they wouldn't notice). You also couldn't get a mens top as a female or vice versa even if the top did fit you.

3. I don't understand what you mean by the house being flexible? If you mean the working hours then I always found you could cancel a shift but wouldn't get the hours elsewhere. If you cancelled too often they'd just stop giving you any hours for a week or so. The hours were low to start with so they often found someone to do your cancelled shift and low hours also meant people didn't want to cancel what they did have.

4. I don't think you'd be able to avoid weekends permanently, but I was part-time staff so maybe they can do this more with full-time staff as they can get the part-time staff to do the weekends.

5. You don't have to like sports, I didn't mention liking any sport at all in my interview and actually hated sports (but didn't tell them that) and found it easy enough to get a job and work there.

6. At my interview it was quite relaxed and they just asked about hobbies and availability really, but then again it was for a part-time casual position so maybe it will be different for full-time staff interviews.

1. I'm 20 and worked there since I was about 18 and have been paid £5.30 the whole time - was told my pay would go up after the probationary period, but when I asked about it was told that it was at the manager discretion, so it didn't.

2. The only benefits I get are I think, a 15% in-store discount, but I can only use that for buying things for myself and not anyone else. Management can be a bit varied - sometimes they're lovely, other times they can be a bit of a pain to work with.

3. Generally speaking they are, yeah - if you need a day off or whatever, try to let them know as soon as possible.

4. Out of about at least 20 staff, only 4 are full time workers - it's highly unlikely you'll get a full time job there.

5. No you don't, but it's useful obviously for when you're serving customers to get a basic knowledge of the items you stock in-store.

6. Not really, it does seem to have changed a bit from what recent people have said from when I went for it - I was dressed fairly neatly in clean/unripped jeans and a hoody and was basically ran through health and safety, what hours I could work, what I knew about the store, why I want to work there etc - none of this role-play stuff.

What do you wear.?


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I wore something smart!


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i arrived late at the interview, they told me to go away....what do i do now?


i feel like crying and killing someone....i have been looking for a job for ages and i am really desperate please help me

i was late because i have OCD but they wont undestand that.

i arrived late at the interview, they told me to go away....what do i do now?


i feel like crying and killing someone....i have been looking for a job for ages and i am really desperate please help me

i was late because i have OCD but they wont undestand that.

Hey! I'm going to be attending a job interview at a local sports direct shop and would like some advice of people who have worked there OR work there now, Thank you

1. Whats the pay like? Apparently its "up to £6.80" but I'm eighteen. Could somebody who works there now tell me what they get payed?

2. Is it a good company to work for, benefits and such?

3. Are the house really THAT felixable?

4. I'm looking for a full time job, so monday to friday with no weekends... would that be acceptable?

5. Do you have to like sports? because I don't

6. Tips for the interview?

Thank you!!!

1. They pay the minimum wage.

2. No,the working conditions are shocking. Lack of breaks and stock rooms being a health hazard.

3. Yes. Unless you are on a contract, hours are very flexible which is great for students.

4. Not really. You may get full time hours if you are good, but you won't be taken on as a full timer unless you were able to work every day.

5. No, it helps in many cases but it isn't a must.

6. Just be confident.

I went in in a casual long black skirt and top (it was hot and I came straight from college!). The manager hired me straight after the interview. That was two weeks ago. I filled out all the paperwork, and signed my contract.. and nothing. They havent contacted me at all to organise an induction. Should I be worried?