Retail Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at WHSmith with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Assistant roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WHSmith overall takes an average of 6 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WHSmith as a Retail Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Background check: 50%
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I interviewed at WHSmith (Luton, East of England, England)
Interview
Short, easy. Began with an online application. Heard back quickly and received an invite to interview. I attended, was a short conversation with manager about my suitability and hours and how I aligned with the company/ my previous experience in retail.
Thank you for sharing your interview experience. It’s great to hear that the process was straightforward, with a quick response after your application and a relaxed conversation with the manager.
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Very easy, the questions where on my experience, what would you do with a difficult customer, what tasks i would be expecting to do and about general availability. Bring passport and proof of address, this was for an airport role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have? What is your availability? What would you do to deal with a difficult customer?
fast easy process speaking to different staff and managers asking about why we want this job, our future availability and other generic informative questions to get to know us better to see if we are the right fit