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      Sales Assistant (Christmas Temp) Interview

      Oct 12, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Edinburgh, Scotland
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Oct 2016

      Interview

      Applied online and passed assessment and was given a date and time for interview which I booked myself in for , I never received any follow up email and had to call them the day before to check I was booked in, I was on the system so all ok so far. Then the interview , was signed in and taken to a room, got given a few sheets about imaginary store fergusons told to read over them for 10 mins and when assessor came back in she was the customer , basically the item she wanted was out of stock, offered her similar item , and told her I could order in the item for next day , just do everything you can to help customer , also told her about offers that related to her item , asked at end if I could help her with anything else , then filled in a sheet to say what I thought went well , what didn't , after that the assessor came back to let me know id done well and she would be interviewing me as supervisor was busy , interview went really well at end she told me she was offering me the job and what department i would be in , great !! After 5 days and no contact I contacted store only to be told management had decide it was better to interview everyone before offering job !! So now I don't know if I have job or not and need to wait again to hear from them

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time when your idea has worked
      Answer question

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      Christmas Temp Sales Assistant Interview

      Nov 27, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Reading
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Reading) in Nov 2025

      Interview

      - applied online on the M&S jobs website - completed right to work on an app they provided - went in person and let someone know I had an interview and signed in

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If your manager asked you to replenish stock but there's a few people waiting at the tills how would you go about this?
      Answer question

      Christmas Temp Sales Assistant Interview

      Jun 16, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer in Nov 2025

      Interview

      It was quite easy and quick. I got taken to a room and asked a few questions and then asked about my availability. I heard back by the end of the week.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell us a time you had to resolve an issue?
      Answer question

      Christmas Temp Sales Assistant Interview

      Dec 11, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Hitchin, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Hitchin, England) in Nov 2019

      Interview

      Online application, with online tests and customer service tests / questions all easy to answer. Few hours later I was told I was successful and asked book a time for an interview, (given a series of dates and times ) attended the interview a couple of days later and was offered the job at the time

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why did I want to work for Marks and Spencer
      1 Answer

      Marks & Spencer interviews FAQs

      • Sales Assistant (Christmas Temp) applicants have rated the interview process at Marks & Spencer with 1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Sales Assistant (Christmas Temp) roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 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 (Christmas Temp) according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Presentation:  50%

        One on one interview:  50%

      • 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(102) .


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