Co-op Group Careers and Employment

Redundancy forced me out, but it was a blessing in disguise, otherwise I would still be working there, unhappy and unloved!

People are not numbers !! We are humans who work for co-op , management's start treating us with respect etc as without us you would have no co-op !!!

For all face-to-face interviews you will receive an interview preparation pack, we'd advice you to read through this pack in detail. Drawing upon your skills and experiences, research the business, and just be yourself.

Working hours and shift patterns will vary depending on the role you're applying for, and usually will appear on the job advert or will be discussed during the interview. For example, in our stores and funeral care homes there are colleagues who work full time or part time, who only work weekends or just three days per week. However, our logistics depots usually work in three shifts (6am to 2pm, 2pm to 10pm, 10pm to 6am). An our corporate roles are mostly standard office hours with flexible hours. But regardless of the part of the business you're applying for, the contractual hours and shift patterns will be stated on the advert and will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Breaks are dictated by how long your shift is each day 7.5hrs or more you should get two 15 min paid breaks and a half hour one unpaid. Less than 4 hours no break, 4 - 6 hrs 15 mins, 6 hrs to 7.5hrs 20 mins. This is for all staff under 18s is slightly different. Team leaders rarely have breaks. If you have a poor team leader they forget all about breaks!!

Some of our stores are open 24 hours with our night shifts falling between the hours of 10pm - 6am. Our depot night shift also is 10pm - 6am.

For all face-to-face interviews you will receive an interview preparation pack, we'd advice you to read through this pack in detail. Drawing upon your skills and experiences, research the business, and just be yourself.

The Co-op uses behavioural interviews to assess candidates for all our roles. In a behavioural interview you’ll need to provide specific examples from your current or previous jobs / work experience that demonstrate how you behave in certain situations. We’ll analyse your answers to predict how you would perform in the job you’ve applied for.

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Long and drawn out....about 3 months in all from applying to starting!

You can apply for all Co-op jobs on our careers site - visit https://jobs.coop.co.uk/ for all of our latest vacancies. For most jobs it will take you around 5 minutes to complete your application. You’ll also need to complete an online assessment which takes around 12 minutes. There's more information on our application process here: https://jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

All applications are made through our careers website, which includes an online assessment for all roles. The assessment process differs depending on the role you have applied for. However we promise to communicate clearly and update you at key milestones during the recruitment process.