Retail Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Matalan Retail with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Assistant roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Matalan Retail overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Matalan Retail as a Retail Assistant according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Matalan Retail (London, England) in Jul 2024
Interview
Fairly simple standard questions. Straightforward and predictable. For example the simple , tell me about yourself and talk about previous roles that you gained skills from and use them in your answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s your biggest weakness and situational questions.
Competency based questions mainly and around values of the business. Lots of examples when you have shown various skills needed for the role. Any group interviews usually consist of team building exercises and problem solving
I interviewed at Matalan Retail (Bracknell, England)
Interview
the interview was amazing the manager was really nice and they mainly asked me basic questions around experience so all in all be confident , prepared and polite and youll be fine also make sure to ask questions at the end
Informal easy chat with an offer instantly. Questions asked were very basic to fill out a sheet but it's not worth working there due to staff and pay is very horrible