The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DFS Group in Jul 2011
Interview
Very friendly interviewers. Normal questions to get to know you and competency-based questions. Only interviews, no written tests or quiz. Panel interview was quite nerve-wrecking although they try to make it friendly.
4 online rounds: HR screening, online aptitude test, group case interview with other applicants (one is a business problem the other focuses on team skills), final team interview. Process Lasts about 5 months total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you work with operational store teams from corporate
Started with online Group case study (about 5 people in a team, 2 teams in 1 session. Case study was about the business), then personality test. senior leader panel interview. At the final stage, informal senior leader session
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at DFS Group in Apr 2022
Interview
All in English. Have a self introduction at the beginning . The interviewer then asked questions about the company, the role that I’m applying and my abilities. At the end, she angled whether I have any questions, if no, wait for the reply.
Management Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at DFS Group with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Management Trainee roles take an average of 51 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at DFS Group overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at DFS Group as a Management Trainee according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
Phone interview: 17%
Presentation: 16%
One on one interview: 14%
Personality test: 12%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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