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    Customer Service Representative Interview

    Anonymous Employee in London, England
    Accepted Offer
    Positive Experience
    Easy Interview

    Application

    I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (London, England) in September 2020.

    Interview

    Pretty straight forward questions asking how you would deal with certain situations and if you can show empathy and understanding towards the situation in hand and how you would proceed in resolving any issues moving forward

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    Interview Questions

    • General customer Service type questions   1 Answer

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      Customer Service Representative Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate in Hamilton, Scotland
      No Offer
      Negative Experience
      Difficult Interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Hamilton, Scotland) in June 2019.

      Interview

      Feedback for John Lewis:

      From my perspective I found this whole process extremely stressful and not designed for someone who is conscientious and self aware and I firmly believe that John Lewis recruitment process is designed to attract a millennial type of candidate who is very confident and self assured.

      Having someone watch your every move and writing notes in my opinion is going to exclude a lot of what may have been relevant candidates as personally I found this daunting and I believe this did not show my best self and in my experience the more aware you become the more out of character you can behave.

      I struggle to believe in the year 2019 this is considered an effective recruiting tool, surely there is a better method of getting to know your candidates?

      Having worked in a customer service role for a number of years and having 26 customer service recommendations during my career, I was disappointed to have received a basic email that simply said you have not been successful after all the time and energy given, I felt that feedback should have been offered and not had to chase for it.

      Process of applying and interviewing:

      Series of assessments and interviews as below
      1st step was online application followed by online assessment test which involved a series of questions giving the candidate a particular issue followed by a series of solutions for your to select what you the candidate felt was the best course of action and how you would handle the particular situation. This process took around 20 minutes to complete.

      Once your application was submitted if you were successful you would be invited to visit the site for an 1/2 day of assessments.

      As advised on invitation I arrived 15 minutes before the start time, checked in and waited along with other candidates, there was around 12 on that particular day.

      All candidates entered into a large open plan room set up with a projector screen and gentleman talking you through the position and the benefits of working for John Lewis.

      He explained there would be 4 assessors joining us to watch our interaction and thought processing and how each individual would work through the issues given for each assessment.

      First assessment involved the whole table (approx 6 people) discussing the stats that was given and negotiating with other candidates on what you thought was the appropriate answer, this accounted for approx 10-15 minutes.

      Second assessment involved working in teams of 4 candidates to work through particular client issue that had been given, this took approx 20 minutes in total.

      Third stage involved technical test which would involve a role play call and you the candidate working through the customer query with them giving them the best advice available, This lasted around 10 minutes.

      Final stage involved one to one interview asking direct questions again about you the candidate and how you would handle a particular situation.

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      Interview Questions

      • All situational...tell me about a time when....   1 Answer

      John Lewis & Partners Response

      25 Jul 2019 – Social Media Executive

      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review on your recent interview experience with us. We're sorry to hear that on this occasion it did not meet your expectations and you were left feeling that you could not perform at your best. It's our aim to ensure that candidates feel comfortable in their interviews in order for them to perform their best. Again, we apologise that you did not feel this personally. We'll ensure your comment gets taken forward as part of our assessment review process so that we can continue to make it the best possible experience for our candidates. Thank you for your time in applying for the role and your initial interest. Thank you.

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      Customer Service Representative Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate in Hamilton, Scotland
      No Offer
      Negative Experience
      Difficult Interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Hamilton, Scotland) in March 2018.

      Interview

      On the phones to conduct a role play and see how good I was on the phone then a one to one interview along with a group exercise with a written email response to a customers complaint

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      Interview Questions

      • Tell me about a time you delivered great customer service   Answer Question
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      Customer Service Representative Interview

      Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Accepted Offer
      Positive Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took a week. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (London, England) in November 2016.

      Interview

      The entire interview consisted of various role plays. We had to work in groups with other candidates to brainstorm and overcome challenging scenarios we were presented with. The overall interview stage lasted about an hour and we were sat with different members of the management team who would rate us on our overall performance, ability to articulate our opinions, our ability to work as a team and overcome challenges.

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      Interview Questions

      • What would you do when faced with a difficult customer?   1 Answer

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      Customer Service Representative Interview

      Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Accepted Offer
      Positive Experience
      Easy Interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Manchester, England) in January 2015.

      Interview

      Online assements - not so hard
      Group interview in a classroom sized place. You will answer questions together and come up with solution. make sure to speak up. Followed by an individual 1 to 1 interview about your role and if your right for the role.

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      Interview Questions

      • what experience do you have previously that will contribute to this role?   1 Answer
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