Nando's UK & IRE Team Member Interview Questions
& Process

Got an email about a week after applying to schedule an interview for the following week. They asked stuff like: What do you know about Nandos (history)? Relevant experience? What makes you a good fit? How do you deal with difficulties? Customer scenarios e.g. what would you do if...? Hobbies. They seemed to be checking your sociability and friendliness throughout. I'd say really show off a confident and bubbly attitude. If successful, a trial shift was set for the end of the week. Had to wear all black and suitable shoes. The shift was about an hour, working on 1-2 stations with a full-time employee. My experience was on the front grill and some basic customer interaction. Got a call 3-4 days later confirming employment and giving me documents to review and submit. First shift was around 7 paid hours for paperwork and policy training. It's a friendly, patient environment with good flexibility, training, and perks. It's more professional than other fast food jobs I've had. Just don't be late or sick 'cause they're strict, especially in the first 4 weeks before your contract is final. It's pretty fast-paced, stressful, and can be cramped sometimes.

I attended a 'discovery day'. It wasn't a formal interview, more like a practical skills demo where I was observed. It took about three hours and included a tour of the place and an overview of the job.

It was a Discovery day and there were around more than 30 candidates. They provided a question which required a lot of creative thoughts. It was then followed by a group activity where we were required to sit in a group and reach a conclusion about the above question. I found the whole activity very interesting rather than the normal boring face to face interviews which are conducted by almost all organisations.