First of all introduce yourself and talking about why decide to join this company, talking about sport experience, and talking about previous working experience, most importantly talking about what is management, what is my own management style and what style of management do I really fit in, personality really matters.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Decathlon (Esmirna) in Aug 2012
Interview
First meeting with the Department Manager to get to know each other
Second meeting (if you are selected) will become between you and Store Manager
They will be asking you about previous jobs to get to know you, and second phase you are being asked your relationship between retail business
The key point is your sports choice
Whatever you do you have to a sports
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Decathlon (Edimburgo, Escocia) in Feb 2014
Interview
It was an assessment day. Combination of group based and individual assessments. There was a presentation by the store managers to begin with and then we did some ice breakers. The group work was kind of fun but the 1on1 stuff was quite intense. They really grill you. Only 3 of us (out of about 15) were offered a job. Unfortunately the interview process was far more enjoyable and satisfying than the role. Save yourself the trouble.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if one of your sales assistants was refusing to complete a task you had given him / her?