I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HobbyCraft (Reading, England) in Sep 2015
Interview
Easy. No tough questions. If you aren't terrible then you will probably get hired. I had my interview with one other lady. We were also given a trial work shift where we had to tidy the store. It wasn't too bad. Easy. If you are confident and talk to the colleagues then you will be alright. The lady I interviewed with didn't like constructive criticism and thought she was right about everything so she didn't get the job.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at HobbyCraft in Nov 2025
Interview
I was taken into a separate room where there were 4 other people, we were then told that we would be making clay animals and during that, one by one we would be called over for an interview with the manager. The interview itself was pretty easy, the manager was aware that I’d never had a job before so he avoided asking me any example questions, which I thought was very kind. It was mainly just questions about myself and what I know about the store. Overall, the staff were quite friendly and the interview process was very relaxed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does customer service mean to you?
What does teamwork mean to you?
What makes a good Hobbycraft employee?
What do you know about the shop/what things have you bought?
Hobbies/Interests and crafts that you enjoy
I applied online. I interviewed at HobbyCraft (Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland) in Sep 2025
Interview
Was informal, 2 staff members interviewing. It was just question based and lasted about 20 minutes. There were more questions than I expected. There were some scenario questions which were easy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me general questions like why I wanted to work there, and what I knew about the company. They asked me to name a policy and a time I implemented the policy. Also asked what I thought of their stock.
I applied online. I interviewed at HobbyCraft (Birmingham, England) in Jan 2024
Interview
Normal job application and then assessment centre where you had to work in groups to answer questions and then had to make a product in a team to show arts and crafts skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why hobbycraft/ what do you like about the company