I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Primark (Dartford, England) in May 2019
Interview
Applied and got an interview within two days, short interview with an informal feel, hired the next week and started work the week after. Overall quick process that took under two weeks!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of general questions - what would you do about difficult customer. what do you prioritise - sales floor stock sorting or back stock, what would you do if something is out of stock that customer wants, tell me about yourself, why primark?
Videollamada con manager de tienda Primero te presentas y continuan unas preguntas básicas para conocerte.
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Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Que significa brindar una buena experiencia de compra?
I applied online. I interviewed at Primark (Gerasdorf bei Wien) in Jun 2026
Interview
Vorstellung des Aufgabenbereichs- netter höflich Austausch- Fragen wie man in einer gewissen Situation handeln würde- Fragen über einen gebuchten urlaub- persönliche Hobbys- Gehaltsvorstellungen- weiteres wurden Daten ausgetauscht und gewisse Sachen unterschrieben
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was kommt dir in den Kopf wenn du an PRIMARK denkst?
Standard retail interview, make sure you have a question prepared to ask the interviewer. They go through your cv on the day so make sure you have the correct dates etc.
Sales Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Primark with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Primark overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Primark as a Sales Assistant according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 41%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 7%
Other: 4%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
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