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      Customer Service Assistant Interview

      Oct 3, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Birmingham, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Network Rail (Birmingham, England)

      Interview

      Applied end of July 2017 this was via an online application, followed by an online multiple choice questionnaire. It was the beginning of August that I got communication to say that I was successful and that I had been invited to an assessment centre end of August 2017. The date that they had given me was not changeable and had to be done on that date as there was no over alternative dates. 1 day after the assessment centre was told I was successful and was invited to a final round interview which consisted of a panel with the Customer Service Manager for the end of September 2017 again there was no alternative dates for the interview apart from the one stated. A week later was told I was unsuccessful. However was confused as to why I didn't get the job as I have worked in customer service for many years. So I was fully competent with the questions they asked me. Also, the job had stated for 6 customer service assistants and when I went to the assessment centre only 5 people attended which included myself in that group of five. In which I was a bit baffled as to why I didn't get the job. I did call their HR department to ask for feedback. However, there was none left by the customer service manager. Just to say I was unsuccessful. I did ask if she could contact the hiring manager as to why I was unsuccessful in which she replied it's down to the manager's discretion.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What do you know about the role? 2 situational based questions based around scenarios at the station and what you would do. Name a time you had to deal with someone difficult?
      Answer question
      6

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      Customer Service Assistant Interview

      Dec 4, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Network Rail (London, England) in Nov 2024

      Interview

      During the application process i was asked a series of questions like name a time when you went above and beyond. I applied in early july and wasn't contacted until mid November for a group interview. I would say there was about 6-8 managers on the pannel from different roles.We was given a paper with scenerios of what may happend around the station and we had to discuss and write down what we would do and who we would contact in each situation, its primarly to see how you would discus the situation so be vocal. Then we had a station tour. Then we had a one to one which was role pay based on a situation at the station. Finally I was just asked one question about safey.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What does safety mean to you
      Answer question

      Customer Service Assistant Interview

      Oct 4, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Leeds, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Network Rail (Leeds, England) in Sep 2020

      Interview

      I applied to the position in mid-to-late July 2020. I was offered the opportunity to complete an online assessment early August, to which I received my successful result four days later alongside an invitation to an online interview to be completed a week later. The assessment consisted of literacy tests to assess our reading and comprehension levels. The next online interview was short, asking only five questions and required background understanding of the company and its values for success. Nearly a month later in early September I was contacted to say I was successful in this online interview, and invited to an in-person assessment centre in Leeds, at a local hotel. This took place the next week, and they were extremely friendly and social-distance-aware the entire time. We had a short presentation delivered to us about the job role, and completed a group task which featured a customer service situation, where we had to discuss a difficult situation and work out what we would do, and nominate someone to feed back to the assessors, of which there were the same number of candidates in the room. This was followed by an individual interview with two of the assessors, presumably one being the assessor assigned to me, which was rather enjoyable as my interviewers were attentive and friendly. We then had to fill our our previous employment for the last three years, provide identification and then could leave if we were ready. They had suggested we would be there three and a half hours, the entire process lasted for an hour and a half at most. After nearly three weeks at the start of October I was told I was successful in this, and am still awaiting a start date for this role. I am told there are also in-person checks and other background checks involved.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Why is safety so important to Network Rail?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      Why do you want to work for Network Rail?
      1 Answer
      6

      Customer Service Assistant Interview

      Oct 4, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Network Rail (London, England) in Sep 2020

      Interview

      After completing a verbal reasoning test online, I was invited to interview at a station. There were 2 interviewers, and the duration was around 45 minutes. The questions related to customer service, safety, and some situation-based questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give an example of a time you dealt with a difficult customer?
      Answer question
      1

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