I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (Bishops Stortford, England) in Sep 2012
Interview
The job was in the food hall. All applications are online where you also complete an online situational interview which is fine. Face to face interview consists of a role play which would have been fine except the two women interviewing me had no seniority and didn't know what they were doing. I was given no time to look over the information provided for the role play and I was then criticised for not using all of the material! Other than that it was okay, the manager took over later and asked basic work history questions and availability.
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?
Quite informal, mostly asking about my reasons for applying to them specifically - I recommend looking at their welfare and environmental status, and the fact that their brand is associated with higher quality food
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you choose to work at M&S rather than at another supermarket?
I interviewed at Marks & Spencer (London, England)
Interview
Very chilled out interview with a few questions about simple stuff like what you would do in a confrontational event. Really nice interviewer, felt more like a chat than an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a member of the public was being confrontational?