I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Telford, England) in Sep 2016
Interview
Applied online, I thought i was applying for set hours (Thurs-Sat 6am-10am) which were perfect for me and that was the reason i applied, i passed all the online assessments and booked my interview straight away.
Firstly i was taken into a room with a lady who asked me to prepare for a role play, using props. She gave me 5 minutes to prepare. Then 'customer' walked through the door and you had to start the role play immediately with the other lady assessing. Then once that had finished, i was told the next person i would see would be the line manager who would ask a few questions. I waited about 10 minutes for her to arrive. She asked me the normal interview questions and was quite straight forward. Once that was over the line manager went out of the room and the other lady came back about 15 minutes after (A lot of waiting) she came back and told me i had been successful, i then had to fill out a few forms and put in my availability, i go to college part time and have a daughter so i put school time hours weds-friday and weekends. Apparently i would be given whatever hours and days they wanted me to work - not the set days that i had originally thought, which was a bit annoying and even though i had been successful they couldn't guarantee that they could give me a job. I was told i would get a call the following day telling me if there were any hours available for me, which there weren't so i they couldn't offer me a job but would keep me on file for the next 12 months.
I feel that this was an odd way of doing it and they shouldn't of advertised certain hours that weren't even available and i don't think they should say you've been successful unless they can guarantee you a job.
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%
Other: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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