Trainee Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at NEXT with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trainee Merchandiser roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NEXT overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NEXT as a Trainee Merchandiser according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 20%
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The online interview was straightforward, and the interviewer was really lovely. Make sure to have a good understanding of the role and be commercially aware. I would also brush up on some maths skills as they fire some at you during the interview.
Can be time consuming as the first stage is to submit your CV and cover letter, then you are asked to answer some questions in a video style format, followed by an virtual interview and then an assessment day.
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If you cannot handle quick fire maths questions, this may not be an ideal role for you.
I applied online. I interviewed at NEXT (Leicester, England) in Apr 2026
Interview
The first stage, after submitting your CV and a cover letter, is a simple video interview where you must submit answers (pre-recorded) to 3 questions. The questions were relatively simple and you could re-record your answers if you made any mistakes. The third question was more scenario based where they gave you an example of something that could go wrong and you needed to give options to prevent it happening in the future. The second part of this stage is a maths test with around 10 questions. It isn't timed but they do say they keep track of how long you took for each, and factor that and if they are correct, into your final result.