Sales Assistant, Christmas Temp applicants have rated the interview process at John Lewis & Partners with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant, Christmas Temp roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at John Lewis & Partners overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at John Lewis & Partners as a Sales Assistant, Christmas Temp according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners
Interview
The interview room had approximately 30 candidates, and then we got separated into small groups. In our groups there were two people interviewing as individually they told to say an Interesting fact about ourselves, talk about our background and then pick an item and try to sale it to them. The interviewers were very nice and they made us feel more comfortable.
What really seemed to matter to them was how good you are working within a team and how you handle pressure.
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To be honest i didn't find any difficulty on the contrary
Pretty relaxed, dress smart to make a good impression. Just be yourself and you will end up doing well. Be as involved sa you can to shine in the group
It was a group interview, split into around 4 people per table, where we had a scenario and had to answer questions. It was a scenario relating to the store at the Christmas period.
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Scenario related questions like what would we display at the front, what would we include to attract more customers.
I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Sep 2025
Interview
We only did a group interview this time. 4-5 people per table, each with an assessor who will score your performance. Start with a self-introduction. and then case studies. We had 4 scenarios to talk about.
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They are all about customers' needs to buy something for the Christmas occasion, and how you would help them.