Such is the labour market situation right now that businesses are hiring without an interview.
Back in the day, you’d create a shortlist of candidates, bring them in for an interview followed, usually, by a trial shift for maybe two of them.
Retailers I have spoken with recently are hiring based on a quick phone call, starting the chosen candidates at the next available shift, and hoping they have got it right.
While this change to rapid and unchecked hiring does not sound ideal, it seems to be working. I know in my own case that is what has happened. Maybe I have been lucky. I am not 100% sure though. But maybe, the old approach was unnecessarily time-consuming.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.