The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Arcadia Group Limited in Nov 2011
Interview
straight forward questions about my cv, why finance, why arcadia, competitors, competency questions.. however they seem to be looking for retail experience (which i don't have).. when asked if that was important, the interviewer said that they are expecting retail experience even though i was applying for a financial role..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
who are the people you are going to be working with? outside of the finance team.
I had a online application, then got invited to do an online assessment which was maths based, when successful got invited to a assessment day which had a group exercise, maths test and 1:1 interview
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Arcadia Group Limited (London, England) in May 2018
Interview
Applied for another role but then got an email indicating that I should apply for the Finance Analyst role instead which was an immediate start. I was given 5 days for submit a video interview which consisted of the basic why us, why you, experience and skills questions. Now, considering that I was given 5 days to do this, they have not responded to me for over 3 weeks despite making numerous attempts to contact them. Excellent worth ethos!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would your friends describe you in three words?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Arcadia Group Limited (London, England) in Mar 2017
Interview
After applying online and answering some basic questions (around 250 words each), there was a video interview. A question would pop up on the screen, 30 secs to prepare and 1.5 mins to answer. 5 questions in total. After the video interview, I didn't hear back for 2 weeks, but got through to the assessment day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Does XXX salary meet your expectations, how would your friends describe you, why do you want to work for Arcadia?