Retail Assistant 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 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Assistant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 34 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 Assistant according to 34 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Primark (Cardiff, Wales) in Oct 2015
Interview
Applied in September and had to do a verbal reasoning test. It was just scenarios you'd face on a day to day basis. You had to choose the best and worse answer.
I heard back from them in October asking me to attend an interview. It was just going through my cv and asking me about situations I'd face. He was a lovely interviewer and offered me the job on the spot.
I got an email about induction 2 weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example where you've done team building?
If a customer wanted to try on an item and there's no fitting rooms left, what would you say?
If a customer wants a particular item that they can't find, what would you do?
They asked around four typical STAR interview questions that are simple to answer with prep and it lasted about ten to fifteen minutes. It was overall good and very relaxed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Teamwork question that was asked in the star format
There’s an exam first at home then an in person interview, it’s one manager interviewing you and it’s quite short, they don’t ask too many questions just know your CV and being able to work flexible hours helps
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about previous experience, and how to handle certain situations with customers, also about flexibility
very smooth, just went up to the checkout area and said i have an interview, we sat in the back and i just got asked a few questions, very friendly it felt more personal and easier to talk compared to other interviews i have had