I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Kingston upon Thames, England)
Interview
The interview consisted of a group activity where we answered a series of situation where we had to rank what we would do in order of importance along with which we would feel is best choice out of a bunch which we had to discuss in a group and figure out. This was followed by a one on one interview where I was asked more personal questions
I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
Interview
Submitted CV, had a 30 min interview with a manager, and then completed a case-based group exercise with 5 others to assess how we would deal with tricky situations in the cafe
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time that you have taught someone something
Group interview, task based within small groups overseen by hiring managers. Reliant on standing out within the group interviewing to get somewhere with it, answering questions and working within your mini team
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners in Apr 2026
Interview
You have to submit a CV and then take online assessment first, which is related to your personability and behaviour, Then they will send you a linke so you could book an in-person interview.
John Lewis & Partners interviews FAQs
Catering Assistant 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.
Common stages of the interview process at John Lewis & Partners as a Catering Assistant according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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