Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Ernest Jones as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales Associate and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Sales Associate and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Ernest Jones takes an average of 14 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sales Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Sales Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
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I applied online. I interviewed at Ernest Jones in Feb 2026
Interview
Quite informal and conversational. After completing an online application and video assessment (answering 2 questions- Why do you want to work for Ernest Jones? What does great customer service look like to you personally?) I was invited to interview. It consisted of an interview and a roleplay. The interview consisted of building relationship questions, behavioural questions, situational, think classic retail. For the roleplay, the store manager informed me they no longer provide information cards, and instead I roleplayed covering a colleague’s appointment and I needed to collect information on the customer (e.g., what they need, if they’ll be a long-term customer, can we fulfill their needs?). The second half of the roleplay was discussing the interaction with my store manager- I did not have to sell anything.
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
How would you make trusted and supportive relationships with your colleagues?
I interviewed at Ernest Jones (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
Interview
includes personal questions (time you worked in a team) and a role play where you sell some jewellery to a 'difficult customer' to measure your resilience and professionalism more than product knowledge
Online application included some scenario based questions
There was 2 video interview questions if you passed followed by an in person interview which included "tell me about a time where ..." questions and a role play