I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at DFS Group in Mar 2011
Interview
The first interview was 1:1 with HR manager. She was really nice and the interview was some basic interview questions. The second interview was a phone interview, which is profiling. This interview was much longer than the first. The third and final interview was with the GM, AGMs, and HR director etc. The panel interview was friendly, and the DFS culture was really good. There wasn't much hierarchy and everyone was really friendly. However I guess i didn't do well for the interview, and I was too nervous because I really wanted the position, so I was rejected. But overall I still had a very good impression of the company.
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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