Helpful Tips for a Jane Norman Interview

Jane Norman are widely recognised as one of the UK’s most successful young fashion retailers and they are continuing to expand through the UK, Europe and Middle East.
Company Overview:

• Established in 1952 they are a unique British brand.


• Their Head Office is based in Cardiff and their Distribution Centre is based in South Wales.


• They are owned by the Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Ltd and their sister company is Peacocks.

Apart from retail store based roles, they have a number of roles available in their head office such as:

• Administration


• Buying


• Customer Services


• Design


• E-Commerce


• Finance


• Garment Technology


• HR


• IT


• Marketing & PR


• Merchandising


• Property


• Retail Ops


• Visual Merchandising.

It seems that Jane Norman advertises their roles on Total jobs website and they have a link direct from their website. Once you have found the position that you are looking for and the correct location then you apply through total jobs adding your CV and writing a detailed covering letter stating why you would like to work with them.

They are a high fashion company so at any interview you will be asked some retail based questions where you can draw on previous experiences and maybe you are into high fashion yourself and can draw from some personal habits.

They do take customer service seriously and believe that not only their products but the staff that they employ are what makes them successful. Employees need to be highly motivated, want to achieve and grow with the company, are not afraid of hard work and work effectively as a team player.

Here are some of the potential questions for a Jane Norman interview:

Tell me about yourself.
What are your strengths?
Why Jane Norman?
What do you know about Jane Norman?
Why should we hire you?
What makes you different than other candidates?
What motivates you?
What are your weaknesses?
Why do you want this job?
Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?
What's your ideal company?
What attracted you to this company?
Why should we hire you?
What did you like least about your last job?
When were you most satisfied in your job?
Are you willing to relocate?
Do you have any questions for me?

Your interview should you be successful will be based at either a store location or head office or the distribution centre depending on the role.

Good luck and let us know how it went!