Assistant Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Boots with 2 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 72.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boots overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boots as a Assistant Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Boots (Manchester, England) in Mar 2012
Interview
Online assessment which took around 30 minutes, some could be trick questions. You then receive and email to see if you have passed the assessment.
Face to face interview with higher management. Usual questions, why work for Boots? why do you want to leave your current job? Why should we employ you?
Paper exercise after interview. They give you an exercise where you put yourself in role working at Boots, and they give you several problems in which you have to solve, and explain why you have solved them that way.
Then you receive and email if successful or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why work for Boots? why do you want to leave your current job? Why should we employ you?
The process was very clear, they ask simple interview questions. All you need is to be prepared. To be an assistant manager is tough but you must let them know that you are willing to go through the difficulties and that you are eager.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boots in Jul 2024
Interview
Horrible, got the job after an interview with the manager and was given a start date on the 2nd of October (2 months after my interview). A few days before, I received a call saying the job was no longer available but she'd still like to have me on the team as a pharmacist. She's now ignoring my texts and emails.
Just one interview with store manager. Interview was very difficult especially if you have no previous experience in management. Lots of questions on previous situations that you have been in and it wants you to go into detail on these