I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (London, England) in Jun 2016
Interview
Getting the interview itself involves doing aptitude tests online taking up to two hours. Then you can book yourself an interview slot.
Was at first interviewed with 2 members of staff with whom I had to do a role play with. The role play involved (as I had correctly predicted) up-selling items and deciding how to deal with a customer when their preferred item is not in stock. Prior to this, they had left me on my own for 15 minutes to read through a booklet containing descriptions and photos of items as well as a list of local stores. I did the roleplay with minor issues.
Then I had an interview with the manager. He asked me general questions and then if I preferred to work in the clothing section or the food hall. I said the clothing section. Following this, the two staff returned to tell me that the only roles available were specialised roles such as 'bra fitting' and the manager felt I lacked confidence and had said I wouldn't want to work in the food hall. I didn't receive an offer and they said the food hall roles would be available in a few months and to call them if I remained interested.
I applied online. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer
Interview
The interview was very informal - more like a chat. Got asked about my previous work experience from my cv and the skills I gained from those experiences, Lasted around 10-15 minutes.
I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Bristol, England)
Interview
Was nice and simple - and the questions were good and they were really engaging in everything I was saying felt more like a conversation rather than an interview. Loved it everyone should apply to marks and Spencer’s big up
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Cumbernauld, Scotland) in May 2026
Interview
The interview itself was very awkward, with no formal start to it from the person that I spoke to. I went into the store and asked the only person who didn't look busy, that person ended up being my interviewer however he didn't tell me that until we sat down in an office and the interview started. It really confused me which I think affected my performance
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous relevant experience that would be beneficial
Sales Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Marks & Spencer with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Marks & Spencer overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Marks & Spencer as a Sales Assistant according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Skills test: 24%
Personality test: 14%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Other: 7%
Phone interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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