John Lewis & Partners interview questions
Updated May 28, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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John Lewis & Partners interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at John Lewis & Partners as 73.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.95 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Assistant Manager and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Export Assistant - Oxford Street and Sales Representative roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at John Lewis & Partners takes an average of 17 days when considering 43 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Data Entry had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Selling Assistant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 33 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at John Lewis & Partners according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 15%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 11%
Phone interview: 10%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 6%
Drug test: 5%
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