Working at H&M - any experiences?

I feel like the cover letter is a formality, I doubt it really has thaat much of an impact on whether you get the job or not unless your tied with another candidate (but that's just my opinion)

Anyway, I focussed on my experience, how i can use my skills in the company and basically answering interview Qs in it "why h&m", "why should we hire you", "what can you bring to the company".

I got the job but my cover letter was nothing special to be honest. The interview is your time to shine (and basically repeat what you wrote)

Could you run through what happened in your interview ASAP please

Sure, I went to a recruitment centre type place, I went in and sat with 2 managers. From what I remember they asked:




Then they just went through what that pay is and what will happen next. They didn't ask anything that would throw anyone off so if you prepare you'll be fine Good Luck

Did you have any relevant experience?

So I get a call from H&M and they wanted a phone interview! I started freaking out but thankfully I passed that. But now I'm freaking out for the face-to-face interview which is next Saturday! Anyone had a interview recently? How were the questions like? And I won't be able to dress appropiately! My Primark shift ends at 2 and she set the interview for 2.15! So I'm going to have to go in my crappy black Primark clothes

Thanks in advance!

I got a call today as well. But I've been the tube, so need to call them back tomorrow. Can you or smb else tell which questions they will ask me through phone?

Black clothes are fine, you'll look smart and professional, take something in your bag that has a quirky edge and fit in with H&M brand, so like a scarf, hairbands, acessories are your best friend. It'll save you time on getting changed.
I've found all interviews are pretty much the same, my most recent one i was asked to sell a garment (always check the washing instructions, and think outside the box) Just answer honestly, dont make things up so its natural. Dont freak out, just be confident and if you can try and make the interviewer laugh- shows your laid back and confident and sets up a rappor with them. The key is to remember customer service. I dont know if primark has a system/steps to selling but the general thing to remember is; Greet- with a friendly hello, choice- offer your assistance, give them a choice of products and help them find them, Fitting room- they go to the fitting room where you can assist and overcome objections (alternative style or compliments) then you upsell to increase the ammount of products in the transaction thus improving store figures, then you take them to the till tell them the returns policy and bid them a good day. If they see you can sell and have customer service skills they'll snap you up!

Yeah, I already had a telephone interview and on Saturday a face to face interview. I was quite nervous and some of the questions were quite tricky. If I could rate my interview from 1 to 10(10 being the best) I would say I got 7.
One thing that I truly liked was the salary! It was £7 per hour and 7.80 in 3 months.
Well I hope they will take me)

kal884, what about your interview? How it went? Which store it is?

How long was it after you applied that you got your interview (i'm just waiting to hear back that's all)

ANYWAY, i've previously had a job at H&M and the interview was fine, was more of a friendly chat tbf. They want to know if you can work as part of a team. They ask if you could use one word to describe yourself what would it be.

General interview questions.

One thing is that make sure you get the point across you can work as part of a team the H&M motto is like "we are one team" also RESEARCH THE COMPANY that helps loads too.

I think they contacted me after 3 weeks or so. Had the phone interview last Wednesday and my face-to-face interview is this Saturday. I was trying so hard not to scream with joy down the phone, I honestly thought that I'd messed up the phone interview with my ridiculous answers lol.

One word to describe yourself? What was your answer to that?

Ok, cool. Yeh, in the 2 interviews I've had before I've always mentioned that I can work as part of a team but if required I can work on my own too. And yeh, theres few posts about H&M interviews/jobs on here and they've all said research loads on the company. Thanks a ton!