I recently had an interview for a sales assistant position at my local Superdry retail store, upon checking numerous websites online trying to find information on some tips for a Superdry interview there were none, therefore I am taking it upon myself to create a small guide for anyone else applying for the Christmas temporary position at Superdry.
Dress Code
I actually went with a smart uniform on, black leather pointy shoes; dark grey pin-stripe trousers; tight fitted shirt and a nice bag to hold all of my information I was required to bring with me. In my opinion no matter what the interview is for, a look of professionalism such as this is a NECESSITY. However, all 30 other people at the interview, which I will state now WAS a group interview, were wearing casual clothes, much of which was in fact Superdry products. Most wore nice jeans, nice shoes and some kind of Superdry top. It is entirely up to you which you would rather choose, but as I said before I was the only one wearing a smart outfit which I think will help you stand out.
Information to bring with you
I'm sure they will probably tell you this when they phone you up about the interview, however I was not aware of all the options until after I had already attended the interview. Option 1, is that you bring with you a Passport which they photocopy. Option 2, you bring your birth certificate along with proof of your National Insurance number. There was also a third option which I think was about work permits but I have forgot the exact options for this.
Questions they ask
When we first got together in a big circle, they had a 'quick-fire' round of questions. The three questions were as follows; What year was Superdry founded? What is Superdry's best-selling product? Who is the founder of Superdry? I am sure however these questions might change slightly depending on the store, therefore I recommend you research the store and it's history in great depth, using both the Superdry website and it's parent company SuperGroup.
Individual Interviews
Individual interviews take place after the quick-fire round, at least at my interview, what happened was the Manager and the Assistant Manager went into two separate rooms and you had 3 questions of one of them, then 3 questions of the other, then you could go back outside. The 6 questions I got were, What could you bring to the team? Why do you want to work here? What past experience do you have? Who are Superdry's main competitors? What do you think of the shop when you are in it? What in your opinion is good customer service? - So again, a little bit of research might be needed but it is mainly personal opinion at this stage.
Selling a product
The next part of the interview was when everyone in the group had to take an item of clothing from the shop and present it to the group in a way that would make someone want to buy the product, helpful tips on this is choose something with a neutral colour such as grey and black - State that it is warm, comfortable, high-quality, comes in a variety of designs and colours, ect. Sell the product as if your life depended on making it sound like it was created by god himself. Do not talk too LITTLE, and don't talk too MUCH, you need to have a good concise and timed pitch otherwise they will mark you wrongly for going under or over a sort of 'unofficial' time limit.
Hope this helped anyone with interviews at Superdry in the coming week for Christmas temporary positions, good luck!