I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Primark (Bedford, England) in Apr 2017
Interview
I applied online in which I had to take an assessment
Roughly 2 weeks later I received an email telling me I had an interview.
When I attended the interview I was placed in a room of around 15 other people in which we prompted via presentation on what the next steps were, what the interview would be like- what kind of questions they'd ask ect. They went into the detail about the ethics behind primark.
We were then taken to another room and one by one called into another room in which around 10 tables were spread out, roughly 10 people were being interviewed 1:1 in the same room. I think this helped ease my nerves as it was less awkward- these people were applying for different roles or the same roles.
The interview lasted around an hour and consisted of mainly not so much scenario based questions but more give an example of how you have performed different skills.
The interviewer was really friendly and by the end of the interview I was not so nervous anymore.
After the interview you are sent an email roughly 10 days after the process in which you are either made an offer, you are reserved, or rejected.
If you are accepted then you attend an induction which lasts a day long where they go into more detail
About the store.
Give an example of when you have had to describe something complex to either a colleague or customer, and how did you make sure they understood what you were explaining?
good experience, asked standard questions such as in STAR format eg teamwork, resilience, etc and was fairly short, around 25 minutes, did not get the offer unfortunately but may be due to my availability
The interview was straightforward, with a few basic questions about holiday availability, teamwork, previous experience, and examples of when I demonstrated key skills and qualities such as communication, reliability, and customer service.
simple, asked questions about day to day scenarios that could occur at the shop and what you would do in those situations then asked about availability, said they are always happy to give people their first job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what you'd say to someone who wanted to try something on but fitting room line was long
Retail Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Primark with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Assistant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Primark overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Primark as a Retail Assistant according to 34 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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