Ryman Interview Questions and Useful Tips

Hoping to get an interview at Ryman – you can apply online and if successful they can sometimes do open day interviews where the interviewer will be interviewing a lot of people that day which means you need to stand out and shine above the other applicants.



Whether you are invited to a 1:1 interview or an assessment day, the preparation you need to do before hand is still the same.

As part of your research so that you feel comfortable in your interview you need to visit a store and see what products Ryman sell, how their stores are laid out, how big are they, how many staff work there. Try and visit different ones at different times so that your view point is accurate.

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Think ahead of what you are going to wear. Working in front of customers you need to look smart so think carefully about how you do your hair as well as your clothes and shoes, maybe get an idea from when you visit the store although they may wear a uniform.

Some questions that you are likely to be asked when being interviewed for Ryman are:

• Explain a time when you have worked in a team?


• How do you work to deadlines?


• How do you work under pressure?


• What do you think of good customer service?


• Give an example of good customer service?


• Name 5 products we sell.

They operate with competency based questions so it’s important to ensure you have prepared some answers where it explains carefully where your experience has come from and how you have contributed to the successes you have had. Tie these in with the job description and the information you know about the role so that your skills match accurately and will impress your interviewer.

Your interviewer will probably ask some of the basic interview questions too:

• Tell me about yourself.


• What are your strengths?


• What are your weaknesses?


• Why do you want this job?


• 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 makes you a better candidate than others?


• What did you like least about your last job?


• When were you most satisfied in your job?


• What can you do for us that other candidates can’t?


• What were the responsibilities of your last position?


• Why are you leaving your present job?


• What do you know about this industry?


• What do you know about our company?


• Do you have any questions for me?

Good luck.