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%
Presentation: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Glasgow, Scotland) in Mar 2011
Interview
The initial stage was an online test (pyschometric) which did ask some fairly obtuse questions. Quite time-consuming. This was later followed by face-to-face interview and role play. The role play was quite awkward, but required me to take the position of a sales assistant in foods helping someone to cater for a baby shower. By referring to current promotions and using my initiative to suggest items which I knew from personal experience, I was marked favorably. Although successful in the process, there was not a role available with hours which suited my education commitments. I was then contacted and offered a position around 8 months later.
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
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.
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?