I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at H&M (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Mar 2017
Interview
1. About 20 min. telephone interview with the HR person
2. I had to give a short overview about my CV and my motivation to work for H&M
3. Questions about fashion, trends and salary expectation
If I had not been prepared, it would be difficult. But some questions were difficult like to say what's the bestseller item. I asked that a store manager before and he didn't know that either.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which item is the bestseller?
Which designers are relevant for the fashion industry?
What would you buy for the next season?
What is in fashion right now?
What would you change in the assortment?
What would your friends say about you?
What do I think what could be a challenge in that position?
Why am I interested in fashion?
From where do I know H&M?
It was the first interview via Whatsapp. They did not ask anything about my gender or marital status and did not even ask me to turn on the camera which is really to provide everyone equal opportunity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked which designers are my favourites and the most observed trends recently seen.
Very slow but they respond with feedback, which helps you in the future. They conduct 4 interviews and the timeline between each interview is 14 days, so pretty long a process
I had a telephone interview and a second interview via Skype and they were very friendly. The second was naturally more intense and I was interviewed by HR and a buyer