I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Oct 2016
Interview
I applied for a temp position on the Thursday and passed all online asessments, I later got an email inviting me to an assessment centre the next morning. Here we we're split into groups of 5 and given a group activity and individual activity. The group activity you are given a scenario to interperate with your other team mates. A current employee sits in and listens to your discussion. You are judged on confidence, imput, ability to organise tasks, how you work in a team and ability to think outside the box. You are then given a questionaire to fill in about the position and an individual assessment with 3 scenarios you must give your opinions on. 2 days after this I was told I had been successful and passed the assessment centre but there was no vacancy for me which was so dissappointing.
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Question 1
Scenario: You are helping a customer pick an outfit for an occasion....how would you go about this?
I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (London, England)
Interview
I attended a group interview for a temporary Christmas position where we worked together on scenario-based tasks, discussing different approaches and demonstrating teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills throughout the process.
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Question 1
How would you handle a situation where there’s a long queue of customers, some becoming impatient, while you’re short-staffed during the Christmas rush?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Cardiff, Wales) in Oct 2025
Interview
It was a group interview where we had to read several scenarios, make individual notes, and then discuss possible solutions with the rest of the group. The assessed part was the group discussion, which was challenging because some of the other participants were very loud and overly confident. This made it difficult to share my points without feeling like I was interrupting or coming across as rude. There was also no one-to-one interview at the end, so my performance was judged entirely on how I interacted within the group.
Really easy. Done a group interview where they test you on your team work, then a solo interview to see your individuality. I then found out a week later if I got the job.
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Question 1
What do you like about the customer service in John Lewis?