[PetrolHead]

Hey,

I'm looking at applying for a temp, part time job at Halfords until college starts. Got a app form. Was just wondering, do they expect you to change car batteries etc and stuff, or will it just be a normal retail job, stacking shelves, helping customers etc

Thanks in advance

 

[gtc]

Depends which department you are looking at.

I imagine they will want you to have knowledge of automotive and general mechanical handy man stuff.

Changing a battery isn't exaclty taxing.

 

[Tommy]

ppl i know who work at halfords either stack shelves are on tills or just generally help customers with "can you open the cabinet so i can get a spanner" issues

work somewhere thats a bit more busy, like an electrical store there where you actually gain knowledge and get the satisfaction when you make a sale and the customer walks away happy

 

[krisj]

retail sis retail wherever you go its rubbish money and rubbish work very repetative ive been doing DIY retail for about 2 years and the knowlage u will gain will be questions so many times because you are young and you'll find them asking older people ect.

 

[partridge_88]

i worked in woolworths for 18months and it was poop

 

[PetrolHead]

I'm only looking for 2 months max before college starts, and maybe continue as a Saturday job. So not really fussed if it's boring lol, but seeing as it's Halfords thought it might be more interesting than most other retail 'poop'

 

[Nutkin]

it will be retail halfords may send you on a traiing course. my friend is a stick thin blonde girl and she got put on the course to change lightbulbs and wipers for 3 days, but she never gets asked as she is pretty much like chelly with the car stuff.

 

[Gazza_DJ]

**** halfords. they wanted to sell me a £30 quid adaptor so i could fit an aftermarket head unit, AND told me that i would need to either wire the HU to the cigarette lighter or the battery (fused ofc). when all you need to do is put the right wire in the right hole on the standard corsa block!

 

[Nutkin]

thats why for ice you go to a place like car audio security. When i went there with my leon the guy was awesome he wouldnt sell me adapters insisting i got mdf rings lol. and sold me some sound deadaning. He also said he should sell me an adapter but i would just have to swap two wires over so no point.

 

[PetrolHead]

A course to change car bulbs. I'll probably get extremely restless being taught the obvious, but 3 days, thats not bad, may even learn a thing or two.

Hopefuly I get the job, still need to hand in app form. Havn't worked before, so only sufficent reference/experience I have is a Motor Vehicle course which I did in year 10 and got maximum marks in everything, and the work experience I did in year 11 in a electronic retail store (they loved me, they gave me max marks in everything aswell ) Got 9 A-C at GCSE 7 B's & 2 C'S

You reckon that will be sufficent?

 

[mick111287]

At my local halfords all the employees stand and talk to each other in a group, which is silly because that makes people frightened of approaching them to ask questions. But they don't do much really lol

 

[PetrolHead]

**** halfords. they wanted to sell me a £30 quid adaptor so i could fit an aftermarket head unit, AND told me that i would need to either wire the HU to the cigarette lighter or the battery (fused ofc). when all you need to do is put the right wire in the right hole on the standard corsa block!

They tried to rip my Dad off with the same 40 pound HU adapter. Went to the local audio centre and got it for a 10 pound !

 

[Nutkin]

i dunno. but you will soon find out.

the course was basicly just getting to know how to get in almost every kind of light housing and learn the tricks to all the makes and brands of bulbs

 

[Mr Nathan]

At my local halfords all the employees stand and talk to each other in a group, which is silly because that makes people frightened of approaching them to ask questions. But they don't do much really lol

thats so true. they do it in the one near me too

 

[Gazza_DJ]

They tried to rip my Dad off with the same 40 pound HU adapter. Went to the local audio centre and got it for a 10 pound !

you probably didnt even need that. makes it easier though. i just used a multimeter to find ground, permanent live and ignition live, and a 9v battery to identify which pairs were the speakers

 

[corsa_mark]

my local one offers to fit headlight bulbs for £2.99, take a facelift corsa and ask them to do it, purely for the laughter benefit :lol:

 

[Mr Nathan]

my local one offers to fit headlight bulbs for £2.99, take a facelift corsa and ask them to do it, purely for the laughter benefit :lol:

they couldnt fit my headunit!!

 

[Nutkin]

i like the people who work at halfords i fitted my mates HU in the car park and the guy let me borrow all the tools from halfords lol.

 

[corsa_mark]

i like the people who work at halfords i fitted my mates HU in the car park and the guy let me borrow all the tools from halfords lol.

probably to save the embarrassment of him not being able to do it

 

[durhamchance]

stevescorsa works for halfords- ask him :doublethumbs: