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      Customer Assistant Interview

      Sep 5, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Maidstone, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Maidstone, England) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      I applied online. This part was easy just basic common sense questioners on customer services after that they ask you to book an interview. Mine was a week later. Went to the store, had to wait for the manager for about 20 min in the staff canteen/ break room. Manager was super friendly. Actually all the staffs in M&S are friendly. I had about 30 min interview. Started with tell me about yourself. ...What is a good customer service ? It was really relaxed, she told me about the process in M&S ( its super slow) but will get done eventually. :) We had normal chats in between interview questions, like for example : how she had been working in M&S for 25+ years, and started off as a christmas temp. Then I had to fill a form telling them about my availability, if I had any pre booked holidays and stuffs. I did't have any role play though. And I did tell her I had no previous retail experiences. Just waitressing. She ended with I have more interviews this week but will let you know by next week.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What do you know about Marks & Spencer? Why Marks & Spencer? Beside the A Plan what else do you know about M&S?
      Answer question

      Other Customer Assistant Interview Reviews for Marks & Spencer

      Customer Assistant Interview

      Jul 13, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (London, England)

      Interview

      Certain Scenario questions with customers and how you would best support talk about hours and shifts you can do especially at Christmas talks about the team and timings talk about how best to work with the team

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you best support a customer if something is out of stock
      1 Answer

      Customer Assistant Interview

      Jul 9, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Ealing, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Ealing, England)

      Interview

      Experience related questions were asked. Situational questions, Availability, right to work in UK, Shift timings discussed, Hours needed per week discussed. Benefits with employment told, Cash handling and till experience asked.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Availability, education and past experience
      Answer question

      Customer Assistant Interview

      Jul 7, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Milton Keynes, England
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Milton Keynes, England)

      Interview

      Initially went and the last candidate overran (i waited for 40 minutes extra) so my interview got moved to next week. Original interviewer wasn't available so a colleague performed it. They could not find the interview sheet so had to come up with questions on the spot and get my details again. I was a bit annoyed but I think the interview was okay.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What would you do if you have been given a task but a long queue is building up at tills, and there is only one colleague serving?
      1 Answer

      Marks & Spencer interviews FAQs

      • Customer 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 92% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Customer Assistant roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 26 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 Customer Assistant according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  39%

        Personality test:  20%

        Skills test:  16%

        Background check:  7%

        Other:  7%

        Phone interview:  5%

        Presentation:  5%

        Group panel interview:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Customer Assistant(3178) ;
        2. Sales Assistant(859) ;
        3. Sales Associate(433) ;
        4. Customer Service(364) ;
        5. Retail Assistant(250) ;
        6. Customer Service Assistant(229) ;
        7. Customer Service Representative(194) ;
        8. Team Manager(131) ;
        9. Retail Sales Assistant(129) ;
        10. Section Manager(128) ;
        11. Visual Merchandiser(125) ;
        12. Retail Sales Associate(122) ;
        13. Shop Assistant(112) ;
        14. Store Manager(103) ;
        15. Cafe Assistant(101) .


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