the HR obviously just wanted to meet their KPI, asked you to interview for a post that you did not apply and not havning any related experience. You can feel that you are just a tool to help them meet their goals.
1. HR Interview
Purpose: Assess cultural fit, communication skills, and basic qualifications.
Common Questions:
Tell me about yourself.
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Why do you want to work here?
2. Excel Test
Purpose: Evaluate technical skills and proficiency in Excel.
Typical Tasks:
Data entry and formatting.
Creating formulas and functions (SUM, VLOOKUP, etc.).
Generating charts or pivot tables.
3. Department Head Interview
Purpose: Assess technical skills and alignment with team goals.
Common Questions:
Describe a challenging project you've managed.
How do you prioritize tasks?
What is your approach to teamwork and collaboration?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DFS Group
Interview
1 – Phone interview
Quick conversation on why you're applying, which department do you prefer
2 – Excel test
Easy Excel test follows right after the phone call, 45 mins to finish
(make sure you know how to use pivot tables and vlookup)
3 – Interview at Chinachem
Around a 20 mins interview with an associate manager
They're usually pretty chill I'd say
Assistant Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at DFS Group with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Merchandiser roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Assistant Merchandiser according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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