Customer Assistant Review

I worked in Tesco at gallows corner in Romford. I was a customer assistant for all of my time which meant dealing with customers and replenishing stock. My daily tasks included working on the checkout which was quite easy to do and also stocking the shelves with the freshest items and making sure any old items were taking off the shelf of labeled with special tickets.

I have learnt many customer service skills including how to find what a customer is asking for as well as dealing with irate customers whenever they wanted a refund or something was out of stock. I also learnt how to use electronic tills which was surprisingly easy.

I really enjoyed my time with Tesco, they seemed to care about how I was feeling and what I had to do for my shift. There is always something to do and it exceeded my expectations. The team I worked with were also very friendly and helpful.

I was only with Tesco for a short time but I felt valued by my team and managers. They always seemed to care about what I had to do each day and to make sure I needed help whenever required.

My work experience was structured well, they had a good process of training and once I was confident enough to do it on my own they let me get on with it. I didn't have any other training only internal.

I didn't have a training provider as such, just on the job training with the staff and managers of the store. The managers organized the training with different members of the team which gave me a good opportunity to meet new people and learn skills that could be useful in other jobs.

My managers were very helpful with organizing the work and making sure I took my breaks when I needed to. My colleagues were also very helpful with building my confidence and making sure I had work to complete. I didn't have any problems or have to speak to HR whilst I was there.

It was work experience so I did not receive any payment, but it was worth it for the experience alone! They provided me with something worth more than money, life experience on my CV which will help me et a new job. My manager also said they would give me a reference if I needed one which was very nice.

I read and saw leaflets about other activities outside of work but PI didn't really get involved with any. There seemed to be a lot of team building and there was also always talks of people going out together after work so it seems like a very socialable place which seemed nice. There aren't many things to do around gallows corner a sa location though as it is just industrial.

Yes

They gave me experience when no one else would and they gave me confidence to find a job with the newly learned skills. I would recommend Tesco especially gallows corner 100%

It was only work experience so I am not sure about the full job hiring aspect but I would say to look presentable, make sure you have looked into the company with company information to give and also make sure you have questions to ask at the end of the interview.