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Just checked my emails and got a rejection from Asda Birkenhead. It took me over 1 hour to fill in the on-line application form and 3 lots of assessments. Sparky, seems a lot of people that did the online application and the assessments, got rejection emails...me included!! "Thank you for your interest in joining the team at Asda. On this occasion, however, we’re sorry to tell you we won’t be taking your application any further. Your assessment is valid for 6 months and so we cannot accept any further applications from you for any other roles within this time.We appreciate you took the time to send us your details, and we’re sure your determination will pay off very soon. In the meantime, we wish you the very best for the future." Guess what Asda...stick it were the sun doesn't shine....I will not be wasting my time and energy applying for your jobs in the future!!!
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I don't think it's about being clever, it's just that they want a certain "type" of person. Generally it's someone who's a team player as they're shit hot on that kind of thing, but someone who can also work under their own steam unsupervised. I guess a certain level of intelligence helps too as there's a lot of in-house training and courses that they encourage staff to go on and some of them are pretty tough. Ramble away. I don't work for them anymore  I can work as part of team and alone...I worked at Cadburys for 13 years, then I worked as a delivery driver for a motor factors...so again I can work as part of a team and alone...ASDA are just far too picky. I'm actually thinking of making a complaint about!!! thats not a bad idea, i mean, why do we need to figure out how many cases of sugar etc is in warehouse..really... 
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i did an asda application online today, just to see what would happen and just checked status 'not sucessful' and i have quite a few years of retail experience, tills, customer service , stock replenishment, ordering etc etc... i would like to know...what the heck they want people to be able to do, to work for asda?? its a supermarket for goodness sake  has anyone on here, or anyone know anyone who has been sucessful? (apart from the ones given jobs via job centre)
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They probably are too picky, but then it's their business so they can be. That's just the way it is I'm afraid.
I've been turned down for a job because I'm more qualified than the Practice Manager. Yes I'm annoyed but life goes on. No point moaning about it.
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I did one of Asdas online tests and got this email back from them: Please make a note of your candidate reference number 943421.
We appreciate your interest in joining us.
Please don't reply to this email, but rest assured we'll get back to you as quickly as possible after looking carefully at your application What happens now then?? According to their website as of 30th June my application is 'under review' And my application for Morrison's I haven't had a no or an interview, can I check that the Job Centre even gave them my application form??
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I did one of Asdas online tests and got this email back from them: Please make a note of your candidate reference number 943421.
We appreciate your interest in joining us.
Please don't reply to this email, but rest assured we'll get back to you as quickly as possible after looking carefully at your application What happens now then?? According to their website as of 30th June my application is 'under review' And my application for Morrison's I haven't had a no or an interview, can I check that the Job Centre even gave them my application form?? re asda, if the website says under review in the status, then looks like you may be getting the group interview stage? :)good luck re morrisons, i would've thought you would've heard by now? they rang me last tuesday? what day did you hand application form in to birkenhead job centre? maybe ring the B'head job centre?
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"Thank you for your interest in joining the team at Asda. On this occasion, however, we’re sorry to tell you we won’t be taking your application any further.
Your assessment is valid for 6 months and so we cannot accept any further applications from you for any other roles within this time.
The bit in bold sounds a little bit ambiguous. It's possible if any new vaccancies come up in the next 6 months then they will contact you. Some of the new recruits might quit, get fired etc and ASDA will need some people to replace them.
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Thank you for calling Job Centre Plus, your call cannot be taken at the moment as all our lines are busy, please call back later I called the 0845 604 3719 number, to be honest this message has been on each time I call them.
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0151 5518500
Is the number I've used for Birkenhead job centre in past.
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I have been told if you work in other retail shops and have done for a number of years etc Asda don't like you. Say for example you have worked in M&S for 4 years well they class you as being "M&S" trained so don't want to got to the trouble of Asda training you, they would rather someone could be trained from scratch.
I know it sounds daft but it does happen in retial as I know someone who got told at a interview because he worked in Next for years they would not give him the job as they don't like people who have been Next trained.
Madness!
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I have been told if you work in other retail shops and have done for a number of years etc Asda don't like you. Say for example you have worked in M&S for 4 years well they class you as being "M&S" trained so don't want to got to the trouble of Asda training you, they would rather someone could be trained from scratch.
I know it sounds daft but it does happen in retial as I know someone who got told at a interview because he worked in Next for years they would not give him the job as they don't like people who have been Next trained.
Madness! that kinda makes me figure out why most of the people i know that work in asda, have never worked in retail stores, ie big companys before...naughty naughty hey
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I had an interview at Asda in Liscard, they emailed me half an hour after I'd left saying I didn't get it, I was like, don't you want to at least think about it?  I haven't worked in a big shop or anything though, just sports direct, haha.
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I had an interview at Asda in Liscard, they emailed me half an hour after I'd left saying I didn't get it, I was like, don't you want to at least think about it? I haven't worked in a big shop or anything though, just sports direct, haha. Seen in the news today 2000 sports direct staff are getting a staff bonus of £43k!!!!!!!
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Seen in the news today 2000 sports direct staff are getting a staff bonus of £43k!!!!!!! no bonus is worth working there!
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Still no reply from Asda re: my application of the 30th June, it really is a long time not to hear. According to the onlie website, I am still under review, or at least my application is. Seems strange to leave applicants with no information for almost a month. If they leave it too long, people will move on to other roles and they will lose some good applicants, seems really strange.
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