Next merchandiser assessment centre

I've got one next Friday too. They're sending me all the information tomorrow in an email, so you'll probably get one too. Its a 15 minute presentation that you prepare for in advance. Good luck.

I've got mine next friday as well! Are you going to do the morning or afternoon one?

Morning one, get it out the way. I hope it goes well, I really want this job!

hello!
is anyone coming for the afternoon session? see you all there

I applied for the position of trainee merchadiser last week and today recieved an email saying id passed the application so the next stage is the online ability tests. How long does the whole process take? The email says they will contact me within 8 weeks to sit the tests :S does it really take this long just to sit an online test? Any help will be appreciated :)

Hi NorthernAngel...no it does not take that long, but it does take longer than other companies...i applied for this position in november last year and i'm attending the assessment centre this week...so it's taken me about 5 months to get to the assessment centre...sometimes they do not have that many available slots on assessment days, so they have to put candidates on hold...
they should email you within a week with the online tests...

Oh great, thank for your help :) It annoys me when everything takes so long but i supose they'l hav a lot of applications. Good luck with your assessment centre....fill us all in on what its like if you can

ive got the assessment centre friday morning too!do you prepare the presentation on the day or before hand?

I phoned up the other day, we don't do a presentation thats for buying. You don't need to prepare anything for ours : )

I got the tests about 1-2 weeks later, then took 2 working days to hear I was successful. Then it was another couple of weeks and I had my phone interview then heard Id passed the next day, then got a phone call about the assessment centre a couple of weeks later. Hope they are as quick at telling me if iv got through this time. Good luck with the tests, practise the maths one lots its pretty tough : )

ohhh thankyou mini eggs!!i had a near heart attack when i read your previous post!good luck everyone!!i bought some rescue remedy to calm my nerves :)

Weey!!! I found out yesterday I got the job! so pleased!!! was anyone else from friday's afternoon session as well?

Hey guys, how did your assessment centres go? what did they include? Hope some of you were successful :) Im still waiting for my online tests hmmmph...

Jeeez just done the online numeracy test....definitely written for Einstein!! More than likely failed :(

I was Friday morning and haven't heard yet. Doesn't look good then : (

Anyone else heard anything?

No, i haven't heard anything either minieggs. i was on the morning session too.

I took the online tests 3 weeks ago & still havent heard anything, anyone know how long it takes? should i email them?

I heard back the next day. I didnt get the job though either. they didnt ring back when they said they would with feedback either. hmmm

I have the telephone interview soon for trainee merchandiser, can anyone tell me what sort of questions this includes? Any help would be appreciated :)

Could anyone PLEASE let me know what exactly the assessment centre entails!? Thankyou in advance! :-)

Hey guys,

I recently did my application for the Next Trainie Merchandiser position and got through to the online test. I have 5 days to complete it but im really nervous about the numerical reasoning. If anyone has previously done this could you please help on what it may entail and the type of maths it will include? Thank you! :)

Hey Freefall,

I've done the online tests, having thought I'd failed them I found out I passed, I am quite numerate but I'll tell you my experience.

All questions are really statistics based, checking if you can calculate basic percentages really. They test your attention to detail by using confusing wording to try and catch you out so make sure you read what they're asking.

The test is 20 mins and has 20 questions. I didn't finish, completing 17 out of 20 but passed.

I found the verbal reasoning harder but that's just me, I've always been better at maths than I have at English. They both give you practice tests before the actual tests and you can't actually proceed without getting the practice questions correct, so you'll be fine.

Good luck!

hey!

congrats on passing! i also passed. i thought i had failed big time but somehow managed to get through! have you had your telephone interview yet? i'm still waiting and have no idea when they will call. i wonder if they call to arrange a time or if they just call and spring the telephone interview on you. i want some time to prepare so lets hope its the first option.

good luck for the phone interview if you've not already had it!

Hi,

Thanks, congrats to you too! Yes I had it on Thursday (02 September) morning. I got an email (as you will have too :p) saying that I'd passed the online tests and there'll be a telephone interview sometime within next 8 weeks.

On Tuesday (31 Aug) I got a text saying I had to call a number to book an interview slot, I called immediately and got offered 02 Sept or 16th. I chose the early one, I prepared on Wednesday and had it on Thursday :-) Still waiting to hear back.

i havent received any messages! maybe they've forgotten about me? lol
i hope they get back to me soon though! im glad they allow you to book a slot. i thought it would be sprung on me and i'd end up freaking out!
anyway goodluck, hope you make it to the final interview process and keep me posted!

They won't have forgotten about you! Don't worry!

I got through the telephone interview stage today (06 Sept) and they said they'd let me know when next Assessment Centre is that I'm going to attend.

Good luck to you Freefall, let me know how it goes, I might even see you there at the AC! :-)

what kind of questions did they ask you in your telephone interview. i heard most of them are competence questions which all employers ask, and they ask a random scenario question?

goodluck for the assessment centre! and hopefully will see you there!

Yeah, it's mainly competence questions.

Start off with, "What do you know about Next?", "Who do you think Next's main competitors are?"

Competency questions such as "When have you overcome a problem, when did you improve something in your work environment?" - general competency questions - I found this link very useful - http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/compet/skillquest.htm

Yeah, I got same scenario question as posted above. "A garment sells 600 units first week, second week and third week, in the fourth week it sells 900 units, what do you think the reasons for this could be?"

Just do your research and you'll be fine, I even went into my local Next Store and got a mini-tour from the manager, so I'd advise going in a booking a timeslot, they're going to be very helpful, best of luck to you!

I've just had an email saying I was successful in the first stage and will get an email with the links for online tests! :)

Just wondering if once you receive the link there is a time limit to do the tests or do you do them when you first get the chance? In a way I'm hoping I don't get the link for a few weeks as I'm a supervisor in retail anyway and inmy final year at Uni so I'm mega busy!

Hey Guys

Just read all the comments, and they seem really useful. I've also just had an email saying I've been successful in the first stage and will get an email to complete the online ability test.

Just wondering what kind of questions do they ask in the online ability test.. Also as everyone seems to be saying that the numerical questions are really hard.. What kind of questions do they give for you to solve.. and any tips that i could have to be prepared for the test I'd be really greatful for.

Thank you

Hey Guys

Just read all the comments, and they seem really useful. I've also just had an email saying I've been successful in the first stage and will get an email to complete the online ability test.

Just wondering what kind of questions do they ask in the online ability test.. Also as everyone seems to be saying that the numerical questions are really hard.. What kind of questions do they give for you to solve.. and any tips that i could have to be prepared for the test I'd be really greatful for.

Thank you

I have just received an email with the links for the online tests! That was much quicker than expected. It says I have five days from today to complete the test. I assume the maths questions will be similar to those in the application, just in more depth... so I guess I should do some percentage and ratio revision =)

Good luck shumzy!

Hey

I too received the email with links for the online ability test this morning, Do you think the maths test will be similiar.. Im really worried about the maths ones. I think i shud start abit of revision too. Hope your one goes well too good luck. Let me know how it goes. =)

I Did the online ability test and found the numerical test really hard. I just about managed to finish half of the questions because i spent too much time on calculations, so I've failed it for sure. How did your test go. How long does it take for them to get back to after the ability test.

Hey Guys,

I have got the Next trainee buyer asessment centre coming up and I was just wondering if anyone could give me some tips. I would greatly appreciate any information from you guys that have attended.

Hope to hear from you soon

Thank you

Hey Guys,

Can someone please inform me how the telephone interview goes with NEXT for the trainee merchandising role?

AND do you have to do another maths test at the Assessment centre?!

Would Appreciate any feedback!

Thanks
xxx