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Updated May 9, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales Advisor/Rive RIsland at River Island Clothing
Posted May 9, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 (took a day)
online application, then one to one interview
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Negotiation Details
not able to negotiate
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Mens Department Manager at River Island Clothing
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
I initially applied online and was contacted within a few days. HR then discussed with me when it would be the best time to have an interview and liased with the store that day. I was phoned literally an hour later about what was expected of me (interview 'prep') and an email was sent to confirm the details of the interview as well as a comprehensive list of what to research to do. The email detailed that I was to do a presentation to the store manager about the competitors in the area, including a SWOT analysis for each store and a detailed SWOT of the actual river island store in which I had applied to work. I went to the store and shopping complex later the next day in order to make notes and research the area. I completed the presentation within the next few days and had 4 days to spare in order to form a concise, neat presentation. On the day of the interview, I was literally seen at the exact time that I was told to go and proceeded with going through the interview questions. Note: it is worth dressing like the brand in order to make a good impression. Alot of the questions were scenario based and involved questions like:
- Tell us about a time when you had to complete a difficult task? How did you achieve it?;
- what would you bring to the team if you joined?;
- What skills do you have that would benefit the company?
- what is your weakness? (try and turn this into a positive). . . . etc.
Once the interview part was over, I was told to begin the presentation. For this I completed a grid-like table with details on most of the stores in the area for e.g. New Look, Topshop, Topman, Burtons, Dorothy Perkins, Next, Gap, Republic. I also went through a store-specific SWOT analysis in order to highlight issues with the actual River Island store. The managers did ask about my salary expectations and luckily I asked for the maximum that they were willing to offer. I new that they would not go any higher than 17k from HR initially which I did not mind at the time as I was on less at my previous company. The whole process took about an hour and a half but once it was over I received a positive send off and waited for a few days till HR rang me with a response. They told me that I had got the interview and also went through some feedback (which was all good, thank god!). I received a contract within a week and started training after my month notice period.
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I would ask HR who organize the interview about the salary restrictions and see if they dont mind what you are asking for. If not then it is up to you to try and negotiate for something close to what you are asking for.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Sales Advisor at River Island Clothing
Posted Jul 21, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took a day)
I got called to attend the interview. when i got there there was about 25 people there and we went into the staff room and did a group interview and warming up activities, then we got put into groups and had to do make a presentation on a given title and one by one for a a one on one interview which consisted of a short set of questions.
I got called and offered the job 1 hour after i left the interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Sales Assistant at River Island Clothing
Posted Nov 21, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
The interviewer was very friendly and quite informal and started off making us learn something about the person next to us. We were asked questions about customer service and examples where we've gone the extra mile and asked about ourselves and how we would describe ourselves. We were asked to pick an outfit for a certain event and even asked about current trends in fashion. They kept back a few people, who they said had missed out some information on their applications, but had instead kept them behind to employ them, as I later found out from a friend. I got the expected rejection email. It seemed to me they only hire candidates who fit their 'look'.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Retail at River Island Clothing
Posted Jan 22, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
Consisted of waiting for manager. Whislt waiting I meet some other girls who were waiting to be interviewed. We were all taken to the back of the store then asked to speak about ourselves. Afterwards we were then split up into groups and given the task of loking for an outfit for a celebrity we picked out of a hat. After that we had to display our group presentation to everyone. Then we were called individually into a room to meet with the manager.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Advisor at River Island Clothing
Posted Nov 27, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Dublin, County Dublin (Ireland) (took a day)
There were 15 people in the interview. Everyone had 5-10 minutes to eye-to-eye talk. Easy questions: how do you imagine team work, what can you give to the team, how many hours are you flexible to work...
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