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[Pilotdude]

Re: Woolworths FAQ- how to get a job

Usually the first thing they do will ask you if you have a few minutes do do a quick interview over the phone. This is what HR calls a phone screening, it gives a first impression, so its important that you sound enthusiastic and that you are interested.

Just keep applying at all the stores in your locale and you will get there. If you have too much experience you will most likley be employed and asked to be a supervisor or such.

 

[Agywaggy]

Some of the bigger stores don't have that many 16/17/18 y.o supervisors, but there are a few. I'm 16 and i'm a supervisor but my store is a tiny store. It realli just depends.

 

[vg_woz_here]

at my store...there are about 3 supervisors who are 21-23..and a few older older ones. Theres some older ladies whove been working there for 10+yrs and theyre still not progressed up the career ladder..lmaooooooo

 

[Excalibur_]

Anyone heard anything more about these shirts?

I haven't!

 

[elena24]

omg...just read through this whole thread and to say i have laughed would be an understatement!! on the new shirt we had to order our like 2-3 weeks ago, they're free and you have to order 2. yes they are green and can i say that it's gonna look fkn ritarded with black pants! someone said that black pants and the white shirt was sexy...and i fkn completely agree...but who cares what u look like at some crappy supermarket. well i work in melbourne, at fitzroy.(smith street, for those who know where that is!) it is pretty crappy the store. the customers are fked nd the store isokay given that they did finish refurbishments like 2 weeks ago! the only good thing about it that is so far keeping me from leaving are the staff. there are a half a dozen people who i am close with and enjoy and have a laugh with!! but in jan i will be at the store for two years and i really do wanna leave, might just transfer...but will see how i go. btw, i always give free shit to customers, and so far i havent got in trouble for it. do u think they know, like the managers? is there anyway that they can check if items say have not been scanned?? lol. caus like i am gonna fkn wait 10 mins for a service 40 grocery!!!!

 

[elena24]

also forgot to add that with the new shirt you don't have to wear that stupid tie and that thing that girls wear(scarf of some shit!! lol)

 

[Excalibur_]

I still haven't heard anything at my store...doesn't look like we're going to wear it for a while.

 

[Pilotdude]

Hey Guys,

As far as im aware Full timers get 2 shirts free, casuals and part timers get 1 shirt free. Cant order any till next year and they will be $15 a pop. Its bullshit i work 42 hours a week as a casual and i only get 1 shirt free, hope they dont mind us wearing the old uniform inbetween washes!!!

January seems to be a big month for our store, We finally get our refurb which is going to take over a month, we were meant to get it when we got WOW POS (May), and the new uniforms

 

[vg_woz_here]

eww green shirts?? with black pants?? what type of green is it?!?!?! i had to order 2 and im a perm part time....

 

[Divzorz]

Lol. I havent heard anything here either, but we have to wear christmas shirts and santa hats this week

 

[elena24]

hahah i wish i could wear the santa hats...actually i will rock up with one this week!! makes work that little bit more interesting!!!

 

[townie]

Hey Guys,

As far as im aware Full timers get 2 shirts free, casuals and part timers get 1 shirt free. Cant order any till next year and they will be $15 a pop. Its bullshit i work 42 hours a week as a casual and i only get 1 shirt free, hope they dont mind us wearing the old uniform inbetween washes!!!

January seems to be a big month for our store, We finally get our refurb which is going to take over a month, we were meant to get it when we got WOW POS (May), and the new uniforms

all peeps in our store are getting 2 free, regardless of status??

 

[cookie999]

yeh hows things, yeh at our store we had to order 2 shirts each which are due to arive late january, i have heard that they are all green but the ladies where 3 quarter sleeves with buttens down the front and the men where a long sleeve with buttens down the front, and i also heard that wedont where ties or scarfes

 

[Excalibur_]

Long Sleeeve?!!?

I Love My Short Sleeves

(sif edit out caps)

 

[vg_woz_here]

lol i dont like the idea of wearing green shirts though.....

 

[townie]

ah, i got told, because our store is so small our SSM/STM tried to get TWO shirts for all of us

 

[babikakez]

Also another question, does many stores have young supervisors like 16,17,18 y/o's?

The four younger supervisors at my store are aged between 18 and 21. However, our dept 2IC is 19. but we're a much bigger store, and while we don't have many young supervisors, we have "supervision assistants". these people can do anything that a supervisor can do provided that it doesnt require a supervisor number - so they really can't do anything. these people mostly do things like smokeshop escorts, change orders, cold stock collection or replacements. as a supervision assistant, i can tell you, its not fun, but we dont do a hell of a lot.

 

[babikakez]

Re: Woolworths FAQ- how to get a job

If you have too much experience you will most likley be employed and asked to be a supervisor or such.

Do people get appointed as a supervisor after being hired by the company for the first time? I would have thought that they would have to at least be there a month or so, just to make sure they're a good fit for the store or something. maybe im wrong?

 

[Pilotdude]

Today was an interesting day....

I got offered 2IC of Service Department, i think its going to look really good on my resume lol, a 17 year old as a department manager.

New uniforms i heard are now end of January

 

[Pilotdude]

Re: Woolworths FAQ- how to get a job

We just hired recentley 2 supervisors straight out, with out working there before. They are the better ones, simply because they dont know any better where as an operator becoming a supervisor is really friendly etc and know what they can get away with.