Visual Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at Primark with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Visual Merchandiser roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Primark overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Primark as a Visual Merchandiser according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Primark (London, England) in May 2017
Interview
The interview consists of 2 parts - practical and conversational. The practical part includes dressing and styling a male and a female mannequin and explaining the customer profile and the trend that you have used.
I applied online. I interviewed at Primark in Feb 2026
Interview
Started off having a phone call with deputy manager for half an hour out of the blue. Spoke about right to work, if I was happy with working hours, (4 week rota, every week day + every other Saturday and one weekend off 6am-12pm) why I wanted job and what my current role is, sounded very nice on the phone then rang a couple days later to ask to come in for an interview. Interview was face to face with store manager who asked multiple inappropriate and personal questions about current role and state of retail which I didn't appreciate and were not relevant to role. General questions, why you want to work for Primark, how would you deal with customers, relevant experience- everything already went through on phone to deputy, then was told if they wanted me to progress I would hear by next day for a second interview mannequin dressing. Didn't hear anything but had an email 7 days later saying they don't want to progress. Waste of time and seemed like they had preconceptions and wanted to pry about current role, why bother interviewing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Primark, what relevant experience do you have for role, how much do I earn in current role, where else am I interviewing, am I just applying for VM positions
I recently had a phone interview where they just asked me big questions. I have an interview this week. I’m hoping to see if I am able to get an offer. I’ve worked in retail before.
I applied online. I interviewed at Primark (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
first interview goes where you answer basic questions like your strengths/weaknesses, experience, then some real case questions, and later the assessment goes where u need to create one outfit and wear it to a mannequin