Is it hard to get hired at Boots?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Boots as 72.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.45 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Christmas Sales Assistant and Pharmacist Store Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Digital Manager and Dispensary Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at Boots?

The hiring process at Boots takes an average of 16 days when considering 102 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Pharmacist Store Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Marketing roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).

Where can I find Boots interview experiences by job title?

Customer Assistant (1096) ; Customer Advisor (955) ; Sales Assistant (408) ; Pharmacist (376) ; Sales Associate (255) ; Pharmacy Dispenser (229) ; Customer Service (228) ; Pharmacy Advisor (227) ; Assistant Manager (137) ; Customer Service Representative (132) ; Beauty Advisor (110) ; Pharmacy Assistant (110) ; Beauty Specialist (107) ; Retail Assistant (97) ; Store Manager (97)

Boots interview questions

based on 2.2K ratings - Updated Jul 22, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

91%
Applied online
Applied online
4%
In Person
In Person
2%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
1%
Recruiter
Recruiter
1%
Other
Other
1%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
1%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting

Interview search

2,184 interviews

Christmas Customer Assistant Interview

Oct 23, 2016

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Boots (London, England) in Oct 2016

Interview

I was greeted my the woman conducted my interview who was very lovely, she then took me to the office and asked for my passport to photocopy (standard procedure). She then asked me a few simple questions about myself (contact info, availability etc). She then asked some "tell me a time when" questions (listed below) and then took me out onto the shop floor and asked some other questions (listed below) and got me to approach a few customers and then sell my chosen product to her. We then went back to her office and she gave me the option to add things to my previous answers and then told me she would be in touch soon. This interview was yesterday and I have not heard back from them yet.

Interview questions [5]

Question 1

Tell me a time you were put into a situation with people you didn't know

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Question 2

Tell me a time you used your knowledge to help a customer with a product

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Question 3

Tell me a time you helped someone else when they were under a lot of stress

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Question 4

How to spot a confident/in confident shopper

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Question 5

How would you make this aisle look better + do it

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Christmas Temp Customer Assistant Interview

Oct 22, 2016

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Boots (Worcester, England) in Oct 2016

Interview

I applied online and completed the online scenario questions in the same night. I woke up the next morning to find I had been successful and got an interview. The 1:1 interview was fairly standard, but the assistant manager who interviewed me was very encouraged and didn't rush me. We then went down onto the shop floor where I had to sell her the product I had chosen. I also had to try and sell a No.7 hand cream. I then had to point out confident and unconfident customer and offer assistance to those who I thought were unconfident. Finally I had to say how I would improve a messy shelf that was picked out for me.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

Why boots?

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Question 2

Name a time you worked against a deadline to achieve something.

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Customer Assistant Interview

Oct 22, 2016

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Boots in Oct 2016

Interview

Applied online, online assessment then in store interview. The interview took half an hour. Began with what hours I'm available, general HR stuff. Then was asked 3 "describe a time" questions and brought out on the shop floor after. On the shop floor I had to sell my chosen product to the interviewer, general customer service questions and how would I tidy an area of the shop. Easy interview - went really fast and the woman interviewing me was lovely.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Approach customers and try to "sell" them a product

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