Debenhams recruitment process?!

Ok, i had the interview last xmas, i didnt get the job but i'll try to help.

You go into a big room full of all the other candidates, you have to introduce yourself to everyone, the interviewers talk about the job, and then they start taking people for one on one interviews. It informal, but i dressed smart anyway, just to stand out a bit, just suit pants and a top.

ermm....tips....be very confidant and talkative, because there lots of other people, you want to impress the interviewer, ask questions if you can, not stupid ones but ones that show intuition, and have a good reason why you want to work there, i remember answering that question realllly badly. Good Luck!

I have been working part time (8 Hours) for debenhams for almost 2 years now but i'm sure the recruitment process is still the same as it was when i applied so i will try and give you some hints to make sure you get the job

You will go into the training room with a group of people, there were around 16 people at my assesment day, everybody will be asked to say their name and something interesting about themselves - try and make people laugh if you can! After the ice breaker you will either be asked to choose a product and sell it to the group - i had a pair of pink gloves! Or you will do the group exercise as there were a large number of people there at my assesment day we were split into two groups and given a different scenario and were asked to discuss how we would resolve and overcome the problem we then had to feedback to the group - make sure you contribute to the group discusion both whilst deciding what would be done and when giving feedback to the group. These two exercises could be done either way round.

After the above exercises have been done you will have a one to one interview with either a line manager or a supervisior who will follow a set of questions produced by HR with a standard marking criteria.

When this is done you will be free to go!

During all of this there will be line managers sitting in the room making notes about what you are saying etc. So make sure you sound confident and express yourself well!

Ensure that you take your passport etc. with you if requested as this makes the admin side of things so much easier for the managers.

I wore a suit and was told by the line manager who interviewed me that this had made a positive impression with them and i was told before i left that i would be offered a job, however expect to wait at least a few days as there may be several rounds of interviews. But this doesn't mean that you have to wear a suit just make sure that you are smart - i am presuming that this interview is for debenhams and not one of the concessions within debenhams!

Hope this helps (and sorry for such a long post )

Rob

Thanks for all that info! Deffo helped
The one thing I'm not too sure about is how to actually sell a product to the group. Do you have to say loads about it? Or just keep it simple & just basically describe the product??

How did the interviews go?

how long does the whole day take?