Applying for Retail Job With No Previous Retail Experience

I've got an interview at Asda and no retail experience. Not got the job yet obviously, but they wouldn't give me an interview if it was an issue, you should be fine

Temp jobs are always good to look for if you don't have previous retail experience.

My first job was as a Christmas Temp at M&S, I applied online and they allocate you an interview time if you correctly answer their customer service test. It's the same process for permanent jobs there also.

Hey there, thanks very much for the reply. Did you just hand your CV straight into the store yea? As opposed to searching for vacancies on the asda jobs website?

River Island!

I'm sure we just hire anyone who turns up at recruitment...

Hi! I've just noticed this post and received a placement at a 'recruitment event' for next week. Could you offer any advice or anything to what it entails? Anything would be appreciated, thank you.

Hey, no worries

First of all, as you've probably been told, you need to go dressed to suit RI's 'current trends' Apparently to show you take an interest in River Island's latest styles.

There are two types of recruitment, group and individual. Ours was a group one so, basically, the intake will get divided into two three groups and you've got to do tasks together while being observed by a manager.

i.e - You get asked questions about 'the qualities needed in a RI sales advisor' etc. You'll also probably be shown a selection of outfits and asked which celebrities they're based on (which we did). I've also heard that in other recruitments, you're given a specific criteria to design an outfit around.

Unfortunately I can't comment on the individual recruitment drives, but all I can say is try and stand out but don't overrule other people.

Be yourself man, hope that helps

That was very informative and will help me to prepare

Thank you very much.

Got another rejection today, sad times.

Just keep trying It took me two years to get my retail job which I got with no previous work experience after applying almost to every shop in my town. Just keep checking the job centre website and hand your CV into shops

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Just another point I think will help you man.

If you haven't got any previous retail experience, don't be surprised if you end up with a job in the warehouse. It's a little misleading because you're still classed as a level 1 sales advisor when you're there, regardless of where you end up.

I started at the warehouse but managed to blag shifts on the shop floor instead after a few months, so if that's what you want, you can still get it through that route eventually.

Thought you should know, just in case.

I got a job at TK Maxx with no experience. If you're only looking for a weekend job most places aren't too picky. Supermarkets are also good as they don't usually require experience and they often have a lot of evening and weekend hours that will fit in around uni.

Thanks for the advice everyone, you're being very helpful Good to see it's not as hopeless as I though it'd be.

Hi, can you please tell me what did you put on your CV , can you give me some advice please