Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Primark as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Verkäufer and Gerasdorf rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Verkäufer and Gerasdorf roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Primark takes an average of 7 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Gerasdorf had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Gerasdorf roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
It was more or less the standard questions you get for retail or sales assistant interviews, no curve balls or attempts to catch you out or anything. Some behavioural ones and situational ones from what I can recall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if x situation happened (can't remember exactly)
Easy and Quick. Scenario based questions. They called me back a week or so after I did the interview to let me know I was successful and gave me a date for my induction.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- What do you know about Primark?
- Tell me about yourself
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Primark (Exeter, England) in Sep 2022
Interview
Group interview process, group were given a number of scenarios to work through, in pairs, groups and individually. Involved tidying a clothes rail, and explaining the reasoning behind this. Also involved an individual sales pitch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If there was a zombie apocalypse and you were stuck in Primark, what 5 things from the store would you use to help defend yourself?