Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Primark with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 20 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 Retail Sales Associate according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 22%
Drug test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 4%
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Primark (Birmingham, England) in Mar 2017
Interview
Went into the store and handed my CV to a manager, two weeks later I received a phone call asking me to attend a face to face interview with a manager. I was hired on the spot and asked to attend a group introduction day to learn more about the company and the role etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What retail customer service experience do you have?
It was a very clear and easy to follow interview process. Overall it took about 30 minutes to complete. There was two people from Primark attending the interview and then myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What prior experience helps you with this position?
Goodness super easy as they were kind to me and asked easy questions as I was referred by a friend , do understand their key values though and make sure to do general research on Primark
face to face, very easy and friendly conversation with the hiring manager. i applied for nightshift role.Communication was clear throughout, and the interviewers were friendly, informative, and focused on both technical skills and cultural fit.