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“This job is suitable for people who are interested in this industry and willing to work overtime” (Overtime pay is provided; it may be more suitable if you commute by scooter.)
“There’s also this: even if you aren’t hired, they will notify you.”
Judging from the interview, this company is probably expanding its stores and therefore needs to train new employees. However, the training period is not short, so if you aren’t interested, you really shouldn’t apply to this company, to avoid wasting everyone’s time.
This job does pay overtime, but overtime may be required depending on customer circumstances (for example, during graduation season or before popular wedding dates).
When you first start, you are given a very comprehensive personal information questionnaire to fill out. It asks for personal and family information and employment history, followed by questions about your availability for scheduling, willingness to accept schedule changes, willingness to work at different stores, willingness to work overtime, means of transportation, and acceptable commute time. It also asks, “What employee benefit do you value most at work?” and provides options to choose from. Most importantly, it asks about “your personality traits,” with several options for you to check. The final question seems to ask about your aspirations for this job. Altogether, the questionnaire is three pages long.
After that, the interview will ask why you want to do this job, your means of transportation, and your expectations for the job. They also seem to ask about your usual hobbies on holidays.
If you want to get hired, you should have experience working as part of a team (and extensive part-time work experience), select plenty of positive traits in the personality section, be willing to work overtime, and show a very proactive attitude.
Based on the interviewer’s response, if you are notified that you got the job, there may be a second interview.
You are actually asked to provide an emergency contact on the personal information form. Although you can choose not to fill it in, it feels like they ask for a bit too much background information. However, if you want to get hired, you may have to fill it in.