I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Swarovski (Budapest) in Sept 2019
Interview
The time between applying through Hays and actually getting a call from one of the stores was a couple of weeks.
After securing an interview with a store manager, it went smoothly. The manager and her assistant asked me to introduce myself, tell them about a time that was difficult to handle. They asked me to rate myself from 1-10 on different subjects, like how trustable I think I am or how well I take critique. We closed with a situation, where I had to take the role of the sales consultant to help a man (played by the assistant) looking for a gift for his wife.
In my case, I was confident in my success and the response arrived the next day. And then came another 2-week delay until the onboarding process was finalized.
The process was punctuated with a lot of waiting times but the people I met were always kind and wanted the best for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Introduce myself
2) Explain a difficult situation and how I handled it
3) What are my weaknesses
4) Rate me on trustability, my response to stress, how I handle feedback or critique
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Swarovski (Manchester, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
I was referred by a friend. They were very friendly, assistant manager was taking notes and her and the manager took turns in asking me questions. Simple questions, then told me to sell a collection to them in a roleplay scenario. Then asked some admin questions, as expected.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you gave great customer service.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Swarovski (Auckland, Auckland) in June 2025
Interview
I applied for a part-time Sales Consultant role at Swarovski. Not long after, I was invited to attend an in-person interview. The interview was straightforward and focused on my retail experience, customer service approach, and interest in the Swarovski brand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to meet sales targets. How did you do it?
Questions asked around the role and competency based to see if you fit the role and can guide through different situations. Also some personality based questions to see how you are with selling in a retail Environment.