Hey, thanks for the reply and the actual helpful tips !
This is for just jeans, and it's a individual interview. It's for a casual position if that helps.
I'm just wondering how many people they normally have interviewing you..? I'm prepared for questions about why I want to work there, why I'm the best person and why I want to work in retail. I'm really worried about having to sell a product tbh.
You mentioned that these types of stores are laid back ib interviews..what do you mean ?
Is there anything else I should be ready for and odd stuff they might throw at me ?
Thanks again ! And apologies for the late reply..I actually didn't realise this was to me
For my group interview there were two interviewers, it's good to be prepared for the usual questions but you can also expect other questions such as whether you prefer to work alone or with a team, how well do you deal with stressful situations etc.
I think having to sell a product would be quite unlikely in your interview as Myer is a department store with various departments and the point of that task is to assess whether an individual can effectively promote the given product (could be anything ranging from homewares, electrical appliances and cosmetics), and suggest add-ons to increase sales.
What I meant by laid back is that the dress code is usually smart casual which makes the setting much less formal and comfortable, communication with the interviewer may seem less tense and forced, this usually will make you feel much more at ease and hence perform better in the interview
I'm not sure about the weird questions they might throw at you, it is reasonable to assume that most of the questions asked will be pretty standard but it doesn't hurt to be well prepared! They could possibly ask questions about your previous experiences, accomplishments, what would you consider to be good customer service (because retail is all about the customers, oh yeah, make sure you really prepare yourself because sometimes you can get the nastiest customers that will make you want to slap them with a frying pan). As well as questions relating to their product line, I think that you should get very familiar with the items they sell and what the business is trying to achieve (doesn't hurt to have a dig around their website, do some research), for all we know they could assess how well you know the business and most businesses will assume that you are some what familiar with them (after all knowledge is a great indicator of how well you can promote the business)
Another tip, if the interviewer asks an absurd question and you are struggling to answer, it always helps to ask them to repeat the question again politely to buy you some time to think of an answer
ALSO, when the interviewer asks if you have any other questions, make sure you prepare some questions to ask beforehand, that is going to set you apart from a lot of others as most of the applicants will be too afraid/nervous to ask, it shows that you are keen to learn