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The Body Shop Customer Assistant Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 6 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

1.8 Rounds average
Easy Typical difficulty
50% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at The Body Shop.

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The Body Shop

Customer Assistant

Sales · more than a year ago

Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation

The interview process included questions about my CV and personal skills, and a floor simulation where they observed how I'd handle actual customers. If no customers were present, the manager would act as one. They also asked about my previous work experience.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • What is your approach to managing an upset customer?
  • What motivates your interest in this role with our company?
  • Could you elaborate on your key strengths?
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The Body Shop

Customer Assistant

Sales · more than a year ago

Entry Easy Neutral experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other

Had a quick 15 minute chat, then a 15 minute trial on the shop floor where I had to watch how I dealt with customers and what I saw about the displays, followed by a 30 minute interview with the usual questions.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What makes you want to work for Body Shop in particular?
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The Body Shop

Customer Assistant

Sales

Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Group
Interview formats
Behavioral Group

I went to The Body Shop store in person, asked if they were hiring, and they were. They asked me to come back the next week for a face-to-face interview and a trial.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What's your experience as a customer assistant?

The Body Shop Customer Assistant Interview Questions

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 6 The Body Shop interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 38.5%
Technical 15.4%
Presentation 15.4%
Other 15.4%
Group 15.4%

Interview difficulty

Easy 50%
Average 50%
Difficult 0%

Candidate experience

Neutral 33.3%
Positive 50%
Negative 16.7%