I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Boots in Feb 2017
Interview
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I have previously worked at Boots during the Christmas period so I knew what to expect during the interview as this was my second. I applied online and the next day got an email saying congratulations I was through to the next stage and to pick a date for an interview, so I did that. I was very nervous even though I knew what to expect. I arrived 10 minutes early and searched for my product which I was told to think about so that I knew where it was in the store to show the interviewer. A lady walked up to me and asked if I had an interview I said yes, as I approached her I was greeted by the assistant manager who shook my hand and asked how I was. He lead me into a small room where he began the interview process, he asked me my availability and got a couple of my details. He asked me several "tell me a time when.." questions which I was prepared for (thanks to Glassdoor!) however he made them much more difficult than my previous interview. He was looking for key points such as "how did you feel? How did the customer feel?" etc whereas before the lady who interviewed me just asked the questions and wrote my answers. I think this was because this is a much bigger store than the previous one and they have higher expectations. I will put the questions below. After this it was time to go into the shop floor where he got an advantage card form and asked me to tell him all about it. I will also put this below. He also made me roleplay with him as if he was the customer arriving at the till with their items. I answered with "Hello, did you get everything you came in for today?" He was really impressed with this as he said it's good to ask, if they hadn't found anything they could say "oh actually no i needed...." he also made me approach a few customers and ask them if they needed anything and to promote certain items in the store. Then we went to an office and photocopied my items.
Interview questions [8]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you had to use your own experience with a customer?
Tell me the difference between a customer who is confident and a customer who is unconfident? What did you feel going up to them? Was there anything you was worried about going up to them?
Private interview questions - pretty standard just based on experience and given loads of time to answer. Then taken to shop floor to pick a product and how I would recommend/sell it.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What would I do if I seen a customer who was looking around the store quite confused
Easy enough interview, just asked the typical interview questions. Thought i fit the role well but did not receive an offer or any reason for not being selected. Interview took place in a cleaning closet, which i did find strange as it was opposite the staff break room.
The interview was an hour long. Questions were
asked around compentencies. I was then brought out onto the floor to interact with customers and demonstrate product knowledge. Overall, it was pleasent, good interview.
Customer Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Boots with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Customer Assistant roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Customer Assistant according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Skills test: 19%
Personality test: 16%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Phone interview: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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