Debenhams Interview Questions
Updated 3 Mar 2021
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Interviews at Debenhams
Experience
Positive72%
Negative11%
Neutral17%
Getting an Interview
Applied online92%
In Person4%
Campus Recruiting1%
Difficulty
2.4
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Interviews for Top Jobs at Debenhams
- Sales Advisor (152)
- Sales Assistant (60)
- Sales Advisor Christmas Temp (44)
- Christmas Sales Assistant (28)
- Christmas Temp (27)
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- Stockroom Assistant (5)
- Sales (4)
- Merchandising Assistant (4)
- Christmas Sales Advisor (4)
- Xmas Temp Sales Advisor (4)
- Supervisor (4)
- Seasonal Sales Associate (4)
- Xmas Temp (3)
Found 658 candidate interviews
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Anonymous Employee in Ireland
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy
Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at Debenhams (Ireland)
Group ice breakers. Talk to customers on shop floor. Interview with 2 managers and discuss your CV and yourself and then a few short questions about the job in general

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy
Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
Group meeting, ice breaker, then individual interview. The group interview involved introducing yourself, and interesting fact about yourself. In the individual interview. I talked about availability, roles and progression.
Interview Questions
- Why would you like to join Debenhams

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy
Interview
Application
InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
Interview was informal and nice- felt comfortable. Conversation was around my personality and how I would fit into the Debenhams working culture. Questions about ability and personality which led me to be offered a job.
Interview Questions
- Tell us about a time where you worked under pressure

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy
Interview
Application
InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
Easy, quick and efficient, stress-free. I applied online using indeed, this was a very quick procedure and then I had to do a call with HR where they asked basic interview questions, I then had an in-person interview with the store manager and received a job offer a few days later.
Interview Questions
- Why debenhams? Past experiences or past employers?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Waterford
No Offer
Neutral
Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Debenhams (Waterford)
I applied online, shortly after was contacted for a phone interview. I passed the phone I interview and was then interviewed in store with 2 managers. Basic interview questions although did not receive an offer
Interview Questions
- Why are you suited for this job

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy
Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
The interview process was very easy and straight forward. And the interviewer was friendly and I got the job immediately the next day. The role stayed out as a Christmas temp then I was kept on.
Interview Questions
- Why do you want to work for us?

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Application
InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
I applied online and had a telephone interview with the remote agency and then contacted by the local store. It took around 4 weeks then the duty manager for store contacted me.
Interview Questions
- Standard questions v easy competency based.

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy
Interview
Application
InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
Was very kind and easy to talk to. Did a mini maths test and got the results back at the end of the interview. Interviewer asked about availability at the end of the interview and offered the job
Interview Questions
- How would you communicate with customers

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
There was a 5-minute telephone interview with no more than 5 questions. Afterwards the process was followed by an in-person interview which was about one-two weeks later. The interview was quite short
Interview Questions
- Why do you want to work for Debenhams?

Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at Debenhams (United Kingdom)
Group interview and individual interview. Both very positive experiences and left the interviews feeling confident. Individual interview wasn’t too long and asked very relevant questions for the role i applied for.
Interview Questions
- why do you want to work here?
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