I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at H&M (Stockholm, Stockholm)
Interview
1. Telephone interview wiht basic HR questions and information about trends.
2. Interview day at the headquarter. I had 3 different interview, one about my CV, one about fashions and buying skills and 1 about my personality.
3. The last interview was with a recruiter and a manager on the department. They tested my skills in choosing the right assortment for the online shop and asked some more HR questions about my personality and skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you put together a group?
Which item is the bestseller?
which item would you buy for the next season?
It was the first interview via Whatsapp. They did not ask anything about my gender or marital status and did not even ask me to turn on the camera which is really to provide everyone equal opportunity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked which designers are my favourites and the most observed trends recently seen.
Very slow but they respond with feedback, which helps you in the future. They conduct 4 interviews and the timeline between each interview is 14 days, so pretty long a process
I had a telephone interview and a second interview via Skype and they were very friendly. The second was naturally more intense and I was interviewed by HR and a buyer
Assistant Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at H&M with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Buyer roles take an average of 68 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at H&M overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at H&M as a Assistant Buyer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 30%
Skills test: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
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