I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Body Shop (Londres, Inglaterra) in Sep 2015
Interview
I had an initial phone interview with a HR intern which lasted around 40 minutes and then a face to face interview with the HR manager and the travel retail manager at their offices in London (1 hour). Overall, I would describe my experience as positive since they were very friendly. They started by going over my CV. They were very interested in my sales experience and rather persistent when it came to negative situations asking me to elaborate a lot. Finally, they asked a lot of questions about the travel retail sector.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us a bit about yourself
Why L'Oreal?
Why Body Shop?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
How would a friend describe you?
What might upset you the most in a work environment?
Tell us a time you had to overcome a difficult situation at a previous job
What are the weaknesses of travel retail?
Do you have any recommendations?
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Body Shop (Peterborough, Inglaterra) in Sep 2013
Interview
An informal chat up in the staff room and then an hour long trial shift.
The chat was one on with the store manager. She was really fun, cool and we got on well. She was clearly passionate about the products and we talked about makeup and beauty for a while. I then went downstairs on the shop floor and had a trial shift. I was outgoing, friendly and approached customers. Two ladies I approached allowed me to advise them on lipsticks and I ended up applying some products on them - this made the hour go fast, it was fun and I came across well because of it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for The Body Shop?
What do you know about The Body Shop?
Favourite product?
I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at The Body Shop (Vancouver, BC) in Oct 2012
Interview
It took 20 minutes. Mostly asked about your experiences and talked about your skills. The conversation was going smooth and easy. They brought you to the seat where is near by the store in the mall. The environment was a bit noisy though due to many people walking pass by us