I applied in-person. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at B&Q in May 2015
Interview
I applied for the job within the store, and had a call the next day to be invited for an interview back at the store. This interview was with the management and HR. Offered job there and then.
I applied online. I interviewed at B&Q (Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England)
Interview
I had a group interview with maybe 10 people, we were initially all in a group together are were given some information then we all went into separate rooms for 1-2-1 interviews where they asked the typical questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a time when you have gone above and beyond your role?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at B&Q
Interview
Asked us to pick an item from the catalogue and sell it to them.
Did a walk of the shop.
Had to do a team building exercise with other candidates which was observed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about retail; nothing specific to DIY
Phone interview then group and single interview followed
The group part was all about team work but this was in 2013 or so so can't confirm this is still the case