Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Poundland as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Store Manager and Sales Associate rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Store Manager and Sales Associate roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Poundland takes an average of 1 day when considering 2 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 Store Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Store Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
Asks about previous retail experience and you’re availability. Also asked if I was able to work under pressure as it gets super busy at times, especially christmas.
Overall pretty easy interview
Very easy, they appreciated that I was friendly and smiling. Just answer honestly as a young person, go for it, especially if you want a temp job to earn money for school.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your availability like? Can you work weekends?
I applied online. I interviewed at Poundland (Musselburgh, Scotland) in Jan 2024
Interview
The interview process was quick - I applied online and got a phone call requesting I came in for an interview where I sat with the store manager, was asked about my experience, hobbies, type of character I am, and what interested me in the position