Mercadona Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 351 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Mercadona.
Mercadona
Cashier Assistant
Entry Easy Negative experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Group Recruiter call Offer
Interview formats
Group Behavioral
In the first interview, which was a group setting, they told us about the salary scale, contracts, compensation, and that the contract was permanent from day one. But that was not true at all. They hired all of us as temporary summer workers, with no end date or notice period for contract termination. As the season neared its end, they would just tell you, “You finish tomorrow.” When you leave another job to come here, you are left with a bewildered look on your face.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What is your availability to start working?
Mercadona
Supermarket Stocker
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Group Recruiter call
Interview formats
Group Behavioral
We had a group stage where we introduced ourselves and chatted about a hypothetical scenario: what each of us would do if we were all stranded on a desert island. We discussed how tasks would be divided and who would be in charge of making decisions. After that, there was an individual interview.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Tell me about your availability.
- What studies have you completed?
- Describe your experience.
Mercadona
Repository Cashier
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Actualicé mi hoja de vida en el portal, a los 3 días me enviaron un mail si me interesaba el puesto y me mandaron un video y las condiciones del puesto. Si estaba interesada tenía que poner accedo a que me llamen. Luego se contactaron conmigo y me llamaron a entrevista la semana siguiente. Eran entrevistas individuales, me recibió el jefe de recursos humanos de la zona.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Hábleme de su experiencia previa.
- ¿Cómo se ve a sí mismo/a en 5 años?
- ¿Por qué deberíamos elegirlo/a para este puesto?
Mercadona
Cashier
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
This was one of the worst interviews I've ever had. They don't insult you directly, but they greet you with a smile and then ask questions that make no sense. They use passive-aggressive interview techniques to see how you react, if you get angry or not. Most of the questions were about my personal life: my parents' and sister's jobs, why my sister isn't independent yet, if I have a partner and what they do. It feels like they're trying to recruit for NASA instead of a supermarket, they're like a cult. They asked if my parents were paying for my degree, and when I said yes and that I was grateful, they stared at me and in a cold, aggressive tone asked, 'Then why do you want to work?'. That's what I mean by passive-aggressive questions; maybe it doesn't seem like much in writing, but the tone is everything.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What is your parents' job?
- What is your sister's job?
- What are three qualities you consider essential for working anywhere?
Mercadona Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Mercadona interview reports.
“Is it better to have a car or a driver's license?”
Read reports →“What four items would you bring from your home if it was about to flood?”
Read reports →“If you were stranded in the desert, what 5 items would you bring with you?”
Read reports →“Imagine you're on a plane that made an emergency landing in the Sonora desert. You're the only survivors, as the pilots perished in the fire. You're in a barren area, 130 km southwest of a mining camp, the closest settlement, and 120 km off your flight path. The temperature is 40 degrees Celsius. You're wearing light clothes and have scarves; collectively you have about 2 euros in coins and 40 euros in bills; a pack of cigarettes, and a pen. Before the plane caught fire, you managed to save: a flashlight, a small mirror, a 2-liter bottle of vodka, a compass, a coat for each person, a pair of sunglasses for each person, a pack of gauze, a jar of salt tablets, 1 liter of water per person, a utility knife, an aerial map of the region, a raincoat, a .45 caliber pistol, a red and white parachute, and a book titled “Edible Desert Animals”. All items are intact, and the group has agreed to stick together. What five items would you rescue for survival?”
Read reports →“If you were in a plane crash, what items would you grab?”
Read report →“Which profession would you throw out of a hot air balloon?”
Read report →“In a post-apocalyptic scenario where we're the last survivors in a hot air balloon about to crash on a wild island, we must decide who to throw out to save ourselves. Given our assigned professions vital for rebuilding society, who should be sacrificed?”
Read report →“In a desert island scenario, which character would you deem expendable and what is your reasoning?”
Read report →“Imagine you're stranded in a desert; what items from a given list would you choose to take?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 351 Mercadona interview reports.