I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Boots in Jun 2022
Interview
Had to complete an online application and the next day I was invited for an interview. Had to reschedule multiple times due to Covid, and the manager alongside recruitment office were very understanding of this. The interview itself was held in the manager's office, upstairs in the back. When I arrived at the store, the staff had already been informed and they were all really lovely and welcoming, and promptly got the manager for me. I was nervous, but the manager was calming and a nice guy. There were two stages of the interview: "Why do you want to work here?" and competency based questions. They select questions based on your weaknesses found in the online application, so be prepared to be assessed on such. There are a lot of questions on how you would sell something to a customer, as well as how you would go about recommending a service.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why this job?
Tell me about a time you helped someone in distress.
I interviewed at Boots (Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England)
Interview
It was quite easy. they are all scenario based questions, so may be difficult to answer if you do not have a lot of work experience. i have heard in retail they may ask you to pick something from the shop and try sell it tp the intervoewer
I interviewed at Boots (Warrington, North West England, England)
Interview
Asked me questions about how the pharmacy maintained health and safety procedures and standards for example the barrier across entry, prescriptions with patient information hidden inside drawers and display boxes
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me questions about how the pharmacy maintained health and safety procedures and standards
I applied online. I interviewed at Boots (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Aug 2024
Interview
Introduction, and competency based questions with availability/visa inquiries. All the boots interviews follow this pattern. I had no response from any of them neither a rejection nor acceptance. They do not tell us about outcome of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself and why do you want to work in this position