I applied online. I interviewed at Coles Group (Sydney) in Aug 2017
Interview
I applied then the next day they got back to me saying i've been invited to attend an interview in 5 days. The manager sat me down in a room, he was reading my application that i did online with him and made sure everything was correct! then he asked me a few questions and basically we made small talk! just make sure you have good conversation skills.
I applied online. I interviewed at Coles Group (South Yarra) in Nov 2025
Interview
During the recruitment process, they primarily asked about my availability. After that, they provided a detailed explanation of the typical responsibilities and tasks associated with each role to ensure that I would be comfortable and able to perform them if offered the position
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my availability to work, including the days and hours I could commit to.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Coles Group (Wagga Wagga) in Oct 2025
Interview
Boorooma Coles (Wagga Wagga) Group Interviews
My first interview process and honestly the worst experience in terms of no contact with any of the staff members
Poorly messaged with no information about where the exact room the group meetings could be placed.
Walked in, had to place a name tag on your chest.
Asked the person beside you - Why do you want to work at Coles? In what sector/role? What things do you associate with Coles? and separtley what are Coles values to the whole cohort
Roughly 6-7 staff members ranging from areas of the region talked about the individual sectors/roles you should apply for
Filling in the application sheet pretty much filled in the rest of the interview time
Now for my say:
- I maybe a first timer in terms of applying for a job but how can you hire someone without knwoing them individually? Their interests, personality and truly understanding how their unqiue dynamic will fit in with the wider group of employees.
- Does dressing in smart casual not do the job? The only male in the room to be in the correct uniform and they more than likely applied people who turned up in school uniform, soccer jerseys and casual clothes. How does that cut it? Maybe if you gave some attention to the people who did the right thing it would uphold one of your values to be in correct uniform. Seriously Turn it Up what else can I do?
Overall very easy as you twiddled your thumbs for an hour, if your going to make over 100 people do the interviews at least do the process properly.
What happened to me was that in a room the management person asked me about availability, how would you handle 'x' type of interaction etc, it was pretty easy really.