Home Bargains Mock Interview

Practice 31 Home Bargains interview questions covering customer service, merchandising, and value retail operations.

WRITTEN BY JORDAN HENRY
QUESTION 28 OF 31

How do you feel about performance incentives?

At Home Bargains, we're eager to use a variety of ways to bring out each of our employees' full potential. One of these strategies is our rewards scheme, which celebrates staff who go the extra mile. Talk to the interviewer about your feelings regarding performance incentives. Do you find them to be motivating?

"I'm a competitive person by nature, so I really enjoy the friendly competition that performance incentives inspire on a team. I think competition actually brings teams closer together, as long as the competition isn't toxic. I'm extremely motivated to do my best work whenever there's a chance to compete, so I'm excited to learn more about the rewards scheme here at Home Bargains."

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Anonymous Answer

I don't particularly need incentives to do well. I am always more "if you stop getting better you stop being good", that said we ran a competition one year to see which store could sell the most Hot Cross Buns and it was really positive: Even got people thinking in a more sales-driven way generally.

Marcie's Feedback

Awesome! Mentioning the hot cross buns competition is a good move. It shows that you're motivated by healthy competition and aware of how important sales are to a company. It's also great that you don't necessarily need performance incentives to push yourself; this shows that you have a strong work ethic (which you might consider saying to the interviewer). But be honest too. If financial incentives like bonuses, social recognition, or verbal/written praise motivate you to perform at an even higher level, definitely let the interviewer know. Great job!

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