I applied online. I interviewed at Specsavers (High Wycombe, England) in Sep 2025
Interview
I was interviewed by an Indian manager in September 2025, I can't remember her name. She was 20 minutes late, when she finally came to introduce herself to me she did not apologise or thank me for waiting, she took me in a small room where the eyecheck usually gets done she sat on the desk and I sat on the eye test chair, as she said all rooms are full and she has nowhere to do my interview, she was not professional at all , felt like she's looking down on what I have put on my CV , kept looking at my cv which she was holding in her hands and waving it with that disappointment type of look , upon asking why there's a gap in my cv I told her I had to care for my unwell daughter who then passed away, she showed no sympathy and just nodded her head. It felt like she was not happy to see me in the first place judging me looking top to bottom. Kept telling me there's a specsavers near me I shouldve applied there why apply in highwycombe , well I worked in High Wycombe before too it's a 20 minute drive.
Brief interview, mainly was asked about previous jobs and why I wanted to work for Specsavers. The atmosphere wasn't tense, so I felt comfortable instead of on edge as I usually did with the interviews.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Specsavers (Galway)
Interview
Was invited to the managers office where I was interviewed by the manager and store supervisor.
They were polite and properly invested in the interview. Only complaint I had is it took way too long for them to get back to me with the results of the interview. And with how it was handled I have a feeling that they were waiting for a specific person to show up whom they already decided would be hired prior to the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle co-worker conflict?
What do you hope to achieve here?
Why did you apply here?
Salary expectations
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Specsavers (London, England)
Interview
I applied for the position online and was invited to take part in an initial telephone interview. Following this, attended a face-to-face interview with the hiring team. After a successful interview, I was offered the opportunity to complete a trial shift.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult customer and how did you handle it?
Optical Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Specsavers with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Optical Assistant roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Specsavers overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Specsavers as a Optical Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
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