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VISUAL MERCHANDISER Interview Questions And Answers! (How to PASS a Visual Merchandising Interview!) - YouTube
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hello there my name is richard mcmunn
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from the interview training company
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pastmyinterview.com and in this tutorial
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i'm going to teach you how to pass a
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visual
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merchandiser interview so it does not
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matter which company or organization you
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have your interview
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with please make sure you stay tuned and
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watch this presentation
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fully from start to finish because i
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will help you to pass
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your interview and to achieve that goal
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this is what i will cover
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i'm going to give you a list of visual
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merchandiser interview questions that i
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strongly recommend you prepare for
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i will give you example answers to the
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most common
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visual merchandiser interview questions
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to help you succeed
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i will give you some tips on how to
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prepare fully
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for your visual merchandiser interview
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and finally
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i will tell you about further resources
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you can get access to including these
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slides
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to help you pass your interview so
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there's four reasons why you should stay
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tuned
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and just very quickly before we get
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going a warm welcome to this visual
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merchandiser job interview training
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tutorial
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my name is richard mcmahon that is me
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there in the center of the screen i've
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been helping people for over 20 years
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now
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to pass their interviews and i always do
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that by giving you top scoring
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answers please make sure you subscribe
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to the channel
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so you don't miss out on any of the
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training videos i upload
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we have over 350 000 subscribers now
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within this community and lots of you
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i'm pleased to say
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are passing your job interviews as a
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result you can also connect with me on
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linkedin if you want to
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i've put my linkedin link in the
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description below the video
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and please do give the video a like
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because that motivates me
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to create more content for you thank you
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very much let's get started so
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the first interview question is tell me
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about yourself and why you want to
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become
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a visual merchandiser now this is going
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to be the very first interview question
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that is asked
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during your visual merchandiser
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interview and in your answer
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my advice is to cover the following
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things talk about the skills and
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qualities you have
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and also your understanding of how your
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work
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as a visual merchandiser has a direct
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impact on the commercial success of
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their business
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so here is my suggested answer to that
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first interview question for you
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i am extremely passionate about design
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and i have a flair for
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color branding and style the work i do
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as a visual merchandiser
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can have a significant impact on the
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commercial success of a business
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and on that basis i take my work very
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seriously
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i have a strong interest in current and
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future trends
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i possess solid communication and
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interpersonal skills
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and i can be relied upon to do my work
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to the necessary standards
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on time and to specification the
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experiences
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i have gained over the years working
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with others whilst creating
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outstanding visual designs and concepts
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gives me the confidence that i will not
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only be able to make a quick
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and effective impact on your business
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but i can become a long-term
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reliable and trustworthy member of your
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team so that's a confident
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in-depth answer that sets you up for the
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remainder
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of your visual merchandiser interview
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now you can either pause the video if
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you want to
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and take a note of the questions and
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answers as we progress together
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or if you want to wait i will tell you
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soon where you can download my full set
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of 22 visual merchandiser interview
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questions and top scoring answers
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including the ones we are working
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through together today the next question
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why do you want to work for our company
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or what has attracted you
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to our company now again this interview
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question is guaranteed to feature early
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on
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during your visual merchandiser job
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interview my advice
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is to give three genuine reasons why you
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have chosen their business to work for
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as a visual merchandiser
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i can pretty much guarantee the majority
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of other candidates will just give one
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reason
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so here's my suggested answer to help
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you what has attracted you to our
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business
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three things have attracted me to your
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company your branding is powerful and
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the number of products and lines you
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create
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means i will be pushed creatively daily
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this is important to me because
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i want to put everything i have learned
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over the years to good use commercially
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the second reason is your customers love
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your products as the visual merchandiser
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i will be able to use my creative flair
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and talent
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to make sure the customer buying
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experience is second to none
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finally having researched the company
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history and the senior management
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team you have in place here i feel
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confident i will be supported in my work
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and i will be given the freedom to
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produce visually inspiring displays
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and concepts so that's another strong
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answer
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it shows you have considered carefully
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why you want to work for their company
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as a visual merchandiser now don't go
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anywhere because i still have many more
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questions and answers to work through
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with you but when you're ready if you
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want to click that link
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in the top right hand corner of the
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video it will take you through to my
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website
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pastmyinterview.com where you can
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download my full set of 22
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visual merchandiser interview questions
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and top scoring answers
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including the ones we are working
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through together today the next question
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what skills and qualities are needed
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to be a visual merchandiser now the only
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way we can truly answer this question
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is to make sure we read the job
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description and
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the person specification but i've done
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that for you
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and here is my suggested answer
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there are nine crucial skills and
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qualities needed to be a competent
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and highly performing visual
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merchandiser
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these include a thorough understanding
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of the company brand
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and commercial awareness in respect of
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where the business wants to be
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from a profitability perspective you
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need creative flair a keen eye for
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trends
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and the ability to make sure you keep
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updated with industry developments and
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customer shopping habits
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it's important to know what is working
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right now within the industry
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so you can stay ahead of the competition
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you need strong
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analytical skills to assess how your
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visual displays are working from a sales
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perspective
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you need confidence in your abilities
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and the ability to take calculated risks
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when appropriate
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finally you need good communication and
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interpersonal skills
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because you will be required to deal
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with contractors and suppliers on a
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regular basis
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that answer shows you fully understand
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the different skills and qualities
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needed
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to be a visual merchandiser so it's
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another great answer
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the next one what would you consider
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when creating an eye-catching product
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visual display
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so this is your opportunity to showcase
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your creative talent
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but make sure you talk about the
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commercial success of the display
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within your response too here's another
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great answer to assist you
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i would start off with establishing the
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visual display objective
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what is it i want to achieve from the
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display this would then give me a base
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from which to work from
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i would consider the theme there are
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many different themes to choose from
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including seasons occasions new product
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launches
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and sales to name just a few i would
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then think about the message i want to
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communicate to our customers
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before determining the colors the
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products and how they are positioned the
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texture
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the decor and the finishing touches the
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location of the display within the store
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is a vital consideration also
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and i would want to create space and
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make good use of lighting and signage
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finally my overriding consideration
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would be the commercial success of the
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display and the sales that it yielded
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for your business so that's another very
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very good answer to that question
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what would you consider when creating an
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eye-catching product visual display
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the next question in your opinion what
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are the most common errors
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made by visual visual merchandisers so
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this is a tough interview question
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to answer it is basically assessing your
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level of expertise and experience
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within the role so here's another answer
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to help you
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in your opinion what are the most common
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errors made by visual
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merchandisers there are many mistakes
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made by inexperienced visual
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merchandisers including
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too many products in the display leading
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to a cluttered and
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messy feel conversely too few products
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or merchandise is another mistake
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commonly made
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spending too much money on props and
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accessories is another
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error after made it is important to keep
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an eye on your visual display spend
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because it needs to be profitable for
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the business to succeed
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often expensive props do not add value
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to the display
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a lack of an underlying theme is another
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mistake including a lack of clarity in
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the message
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you are trying to communicate to your
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customers a lack of attention to detail
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too many visual displays over a short
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period of time and poor housekeeping
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are also other mistakes commonly made so
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that's a great answer for you to build
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on
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so the next thing to do is please click
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that link in the top right hand corner
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of the video it will take you through to
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my website pastmyinterview.com where you
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can take a look at my full list
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of 22 visual merchandiser interview
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questions
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there's a lot of questions on there that
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i strongly recommend you prepare for
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for your visual merchandiser interview
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i've carried out lots of research and
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those are the most common questions
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that are likely to come up during your
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particular interview so it does not
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matter which organization
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you are applying for please make sure
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you check that out you can also
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you have the option to download the
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answers in pdf format and you can have
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them within
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your email inbox within two minutes from
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now and all of the answers to the
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22 questions are included including the
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ones we have worked through together
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today
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please don't forget to subscribe thank
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you very much you can connect with me on
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linkedin as well
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as i said at the start my linkedin link
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is in the description below the video
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and please finally all i ask is give the
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video a like because that encourages me
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to create more for you
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i hope you've enjoyed that thank you
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very much for watching and i wish you
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all the best for passing
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your visual merchandiser interview have
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a brilliant day
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