B&Q Overview
3.5★- www.bandqcareers.com
- Chandler's Ford, United Kingdom
- 10000+ Employees
- 2 Locations
- Type: Company - Private
- Founded in 1969
- Revenue: $2 to $5 billion (USD)
- Home Furniture & Housewares Stores
What are your colleagues talking about?
B&Q Reviews
Pros
Very friendly staff. Enjoyed my time working there
Cons
Rude customers but you get used to it
B&Q Interviews
Sales Assistant Interview
Anonymous Employee in United KingdomDeclined OfferPositive ExperienceAverage InterviewInterview
Very straightforward and typical for the position. Applied online and carried out the interview in branch with a few of the management team. Questions asked were very standard and none came as a surpriseInterviewA time you worked as part of a team
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Company Updates
B&QWe’ve been shortlisted for not one, but two Retail Week 2022 awards! 🏆🏆 We’re up for the Best Place to Work, and our amazing colleague Deb Garrett’s been nominated for the Diversity Champion Award, a much-deserved recognition for all the hard work she does in this space. Congratulations Deb! Want to know why we’ve been nominated for Best Place to Work? Go over to our careers site to view our latest roles and find out more about what it’s like to work at B&Q. www.bandqcareers.com. #Togetherwecan
B&QWe recently open our first two stores of the year in Frome and Livingston. Welcome to both of the teams! The store offers customers a wide range of home improvement products, including paint and paint mixing, decorating tools, power tools, décor and lighting, houseplants, hardware and electrical and plumbing products, as well as access to the full B&Q range of over 40,000 products to order for home delivery or Click and Collect.
B&Q Awards & Accolades
- Silver Award, Armed Forces Covenant, 2021
- Bronze Award, UK Ministry of Defence, 2020
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B&Q FAQ
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What is a typical working day like at B&Q?
...2 paid 15 minute breaks in a 9 hour shift + 1 hour lunch...
27 November 2023
People Also Ask about B&Q
Employees rate B&Q 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 2,650 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.
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Overall, 61% of employees would recommend working at B&Q to a friend. This is based on 2,650 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
73% of job seekers rate their interview experience at B&Q as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at B&Q.
47% of employees think that B&Q has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.
