Anyone worked for CEX?
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Weren't you deciding whether to be a new store supervisor or stay where you were?
Oh and lottery = no need to work
Oh and lottery = no need to work
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This seems to be the case at my local CEX. You may also want to be stoned.
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I was going to say make sure you're full of crap before applying but...
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You do realise that they are nearly all on zero-hour contracts?
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Worked in one (Bexleyheath) for over a year.
The interview will ask about your knowledge of films/games/technology etc, providing you can talk about one of these in a semi-understandable way they will most likely offer you the job.
If the store is already open and trading, expect to be invited to undertake a trial day (basically a day of unpaid work) where they will properly evaluate your performance, and then proceed to hire you regardless of how you perform.
Also as above, everyone below Supervisor is on a 0 hour contract.
The interview will ask about your knowledge of films/games/technology etc, providing you can talk about one of these in a semi-understandable way they will most likely offer you the job.
If the store is already open and trading, expect to be invited to undertake a trial day (basically a day of unpaid work) where they will properly evaluate your performance, and then proceed to hire you regardless of how you perform.
Also as above, everyone below Supervisor is on a 0 hour contract.
Ok quite long, but not ages 
CEX was probably the funniest interview I'll ever have. I walked in, the manager asked me "what's the latest blackberry out?" I said "9900" and he basically told me I'd got the job. Not the greatest of places to work and management is usually hilariously incompetent, to the extent that I was frequently asked to do stuff that they couldn't do.
Some of the staff I got along well with, most were borderline retarded. Not a bad job if you're just doing it part time but I'd never be able to work there full time.
Some of the staff I got along well with, most were borderline retarded. Not a bad job if you're just doing it part time but I'd never be able to work there full time.
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Prostitutes work for CEX 
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Ha.
I don't even have a contract and ive been in this job 6 months now. Keep asking the boss and hes like "will sort one out for ya".
I don't work for cex by the way
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Probably relatively general questions it'll be straightforward.
Just thinking back to my interview with Tesco long ago.
Just thinking back to my interview with Tesco long ago.
But the can, and do. Job market is rather sucky at the moment
It's ridiculous though. Recruiting costs money, sometimes that money might be spent having to re-advertise the position when you have to let the previous person go during their probation period. Deal with it.
Being bad at interviewing candidates isn't an excuse to take a day up out of their job searching / self-employed earning time, use them as employees and then not pay them for it.
Edit: And to the person without a contract, you really need to sort that ASAP, run it up the chain. Because at the moment you're probably at that point where you feel secure enough to be able to commit financially to things without anything to back that up.
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