Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at WHSmith with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WHSmith overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WHSmith as a Retail Sales Associate according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 67%
Presentation: 33%
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I had an overall positive experience, very nice hiring manager who explained the role expectations to me, as well as awaiting thoughtfully for my answers. Also included a short aptitude test.
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Question 1
Tell me how you would deal with a difficult customer at the checkouts.
Easy and comfortable. Interviewers were nice and it wasn’t intimidating. Easy normal questions that you would typically expect. Competency questions. 1 on 1 interview with manager. Asked typical questions about customer service and dealing with rude customers.
I applied online. I interviewed at WHSmith (Lichfield, England)
Interview
Easy interview, basic questions, alot of common sense really.
They like if you know history of the company, dress smart casual. One on one interview, no group interviews. Phone call saying offering the job and let me decide will the next day,