I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
About 17 people attended. We were split into groups of 4/5 with an interview supervisor on each table. We were given a scenario with a list of tasks and problems that could occur. We had to create an action plan so it's important to communicate with each other. We were then interrupted with a new problem where the ice cream machine in the café is broken and some kids are crying. This also has to be considered into our action plan. We were given an extra 10 minutes.
Then once this is done, we are handed a new task with three scenarios. This was an independent written task. By this time, the interview supervisors left the room to photocopy our Right To Work documents.
After this task we were given a sheet to fill in our availability, personally I'd advise to maximise your time of availability as much as you can. No 1-to-1 interview.
They responded in less than a week saying I passed the assessment but were 'unable to match me to a role at this time'
I applied online. I interviewed at John Lewis & Partners (Glasgow, Escocia) in Apr 2018
Interview
I was expecting a larger group interview but there were only 3 of us at the interview. We got taken into a room and shown fake sales and floorplans for different brands within their store. We got told we had 20 minutes to discuss our thoughts on the figures and percentages and to plan a 10-minute presentation on what we would do to increase sales etc.
Just make sure you talk lots about your thoughts and try to interact and work as a team when planning the presentation. I felt it was a slightly odd situation because we all had to sit and read to understand the figures, so there were long silences while we were being watched. Also, it felt like the others in the group were more focused on speaking the most so don't be afraid to voice your opinions without repeating yourself.
After that, we each got interviewed individually and asked simple questions about availability and what we are currently doing. Good luck!
Group interview, given a scenario about a shop floor to read through and discuss options. Then a booklet is given with individual questions that you answer. The process lasted about an hour