Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Hamleys as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Christmas Staff and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Christmas Staff and roles were rated as the easiest.
Split into small groups and had to do a variety of activities including role playing, selling a specific toy, answering random lighthearted questions. After the activities, they will call out names of people who made it to the next round of interviews. This part is just a short 1:1 interview
I applied online. I interviewed at Hamleys (London, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
Group interviews and then private interviews - you’re meant to describe toys and sell them to multiple staff that are watching. You’re meant to answer random questions as well. Some will be ‘what’s your favourite ____’
I first submitted my CV and then went through an initial screening with HR, followed by an in-person interview with the Marketing Manager. After that, I had a meeting with the Head of HR, and finally a last-stage interview with the VP of Retail. It was quite a long process with multiple stages throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths and weaknesses and some situational questions.