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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario related questions like what would we display at the front, what would we include to attract more customers.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners in Oct 2024
Interview
Group interview where they give you a scenario of the store at time Christmas and you come up with ideas in a group of what you would do. They gave 3 prompts of what kind of things you would talk about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
come up with ideas of what you would do during a late night shopping event
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:
Background check: 33%
Presentation: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
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