I just had a job interview...

This is one of your first interviews OP.

I've gone to interviews where it was a borefest for both me and interviewer and job interviews where the interviewer just took the pi $$ out of me

EDIT And yes some of these interviews were advised by social welfare at the time.

You have a bit of growing up to do.

Who knows!

They get loads of cvs every week.

They called you for interview so you've obviously made it past the first selection process.

Alot of branches like hiring local enough so staff can be called in on short notice and no excuses for being late etc.

Sounds like they were checking your appearance out and how you handle yourself.

It's a job that doesn't need qualifications, so depending on your work history there may not be many questions to ask.

They are not going to spend an hour asking about your life (cos they really don't care) for a stockroom worker. They may spend a smidge more time on customer facing roles just to ensure you can string a sentence together.

Best of luck

Did OP say it was one of their first interviews? Seems unrelated to the post.

I reckon you'll be getting a start date fairly soon and instructions on what to wear. They're lucky to have you fluffybum and l can see you rising through the ranks in no time at all.

Best of luck.

Being early for any appointment is just as bed as being late.

Just be on time, nothing more, nothing less

How so it's a job in Dunnes they just want someone who's a functioning human and will show up to work every day and do as told. It's not exactly the most complicated job in the world.

All the questions asked were perfectly reasonable they want someone who get to work easily and not someone who'll be late as a result of missing buses etc. Could be concerned for the likes of lone females walking home from work late at night too.

I interviewed candidates for many years and I would never have thought badly of somebody being 10 minutes early. Quite the opposite in fact. If we had a planned toilet break or coffee break we'd still take it. The candidate won't mind as they were early anyway. And who is standing anywhere? Ever hear of seats?

What’s PO??

What?

I'd say OP is late teens, very early 20's.

There's a big difference between in-person interviewing for a corporate / professional /technical job and interviewing for a job like Dunnes stores.

Corp / prof / tech - be 10-15 mins early. Expect to sign in, wait in a reception area, and deal with a receptionist who has to message the interviewer that you've arrived.

Retail / cafe - be there 3-5 minutes early. Expect to be interviewed in the customer area of the cafe, in a back room behind the shop (maybe a proper meeting room in a BIG supermarket), or a nearby cafe. And to have to wait around in a public area, where you may well look out of place and make other people uncomfortable, and see other candidates.

Broad brush stuff here, of course. But don't try to apply expectations from one context to others.

Dunnes interviews are very basic (I was a manager with them) like others have said the role doesn't require much experience or skill, they were probably checking to make sure you are physically fit etc.

I actually cursed by accident in my interview and still got the job 😁