Firstly it was a quick interview with HR in the office, then I had an excel test to do (provide data and answer questions, mostly vlookup and pivot table), then Interview with Director with more in depth questions on my background
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self introduction with HR, why I wanted to apply to this job, what do I know about merchandising and why I am suitable.
In the first HR conducted a phone interview. Basically some general questions here.
Then the manager conducted a formal interview several days later — some questions about the resume and excel test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think about the role of a merchandiser?
Do you want to be in the industry in the future?
etc.
Excel test: solve the problem in Excel using pivot table and functions (easy)
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gucci (Florence) in Dec 2021
Interview
Sie haben mich über die wichtigsten Konkurrenten gefragt, was ich über das Unternehmen so weiß und wie gut meine italienisch Kenntnisse sind. Es gab keine weitere Runde und am Ende haben sie mich gefragt, wann ich beginnen könnte.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wer sind unsere wichtigsten Konkurrenten?
Was weißt du über das Unternehmen?