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      Customer Assistant Interview

      Sep 23, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Preston, North West England, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Preston, North West England, England) in Sep 2016

      Interview

      I went in and presented myself to Customer Services, then warmly greeted by interviewer and instantly put at ease. It was just me at the interview and I was led upstairs into a manager's office (more like an interrogation chamber), and I met with another member of staff who gave me a tour of the store. I was then given a task involving stacking food (to test food prep knowledge and confidence) and presented my solutions and their applicability. I was given 5 minutes to do this. The interviewer then gave me a series of scenarios and I had to talk to him about the best course of action in each one: this took about 10 minutes. He then ran through M&S's four 'I's and I had to give examples based on these criteria of my suitability for the position I applied for. He went out to mark my scores and returned almost instantly, telling me that I would hear in the next few days about the results. The main thing they look for is for you to put the priority with the customer in the scenarios (see below question and answer) by suggesting you would help them any which way, to the ends of the earth if need be.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If you were on the shopfloor supervising a contractor who was repairing the tills (and who could not be left alone), and a customer urgently needed your help elsewhere, what would you do?
      1 Answer
      2

      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(3176) ;
        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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