My interviewer made me feel at ease and the interview took a more casual approach. As part of the interview I had to give me visual merchandising opinion on the homewear section of the store, telling the interviewer what was good and what needed to be changed to help with product display.

Online application: availability; important elements of cust service; relevant retail exp; visual / creative exp; describe working as part of a team to a positive outcome - keys to its success; when has your visual flair increased sellng opps and profits; how to create and maintain a visually pleasing dept. Telephone interview (15 mins): Many online Qs repeated; how to improve Debs; why apply to Debs; rate Debs in terms of its competitors; challenges unique to Debs; what does the role entail. In store interview: Individual exercise: supplied with a description of a person in a situation, select appropriate outfit, describe choices to the group, can the group guess who you were selecting for; Group exercise: assigned concession, consider mannequins, layout, merchandising, seasonal / product grouping, housekeeping, ticketing and trends, list pros and cons and make recommendations, present findings to the group; One to one interview: repetition of online and phone Qs; summarise work experience mentioning employment gaps; when have you been innovative; who is Debs customer; Debs competitors; career plans; anything competitors do which Debs could do better; how do you keep up with fashion / trends. In store interview very long for a minimum wage job. Tasks very time pressured. Staff short of time too. Advised that job could be very pressured.