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      Customer Assistant Interview

      11 May 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, East of England, England
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      The process took 6 days. I interviewed at B&Q (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, East of England, England)

      Interview

      I filled out the online assessment which was rather easy, mostly common sense. I got a call within a few days telling me i'd gotten through to the group interview stage. There was meant to be around 8 people for mine, but only 5 turned up. We sat in a semi circle facing about 4 b&q staff members. We introduced ourselves, saying a bit about our lives and previous jobs. Then we were given a bucket containing lots of paper, some scissors, plastic cups, straws and sellotape and told to make a tower (as tall as possible) that could hold the weight of a mobile phone. It sounded fun, but i was stuck with the most indecisive middleaged people ever who couldnt agree how to do it. Still, its not about the tower. Its how you speak to team mates, suggest new things, ask peoples opinions and get stuck in. I made plenty of jokes about the Apprentice, and told the interviewer i hoped she didnt like her phone TOO much as it was likely to fall off our wobbly godawful tower. If its all going wrong, show them you have a sense of humour. Then we were taken down to the shop floor and had to go up to customers and say 'can i help you with anything' etc. That bit was very easy. Lastly (my least favourite bit) we were taken back up to the room and told to pick an item off the table. You had to sell it to everyone in the room. Everyone except me chose complicated things, which backfired when the interviewers started asking questions at the end. I chose marrigold gloves. ('What an investment these are! Much cheaper than expensive hand creams ladies, for that post-washing up dryness! No more pasta under your manicure!) The only special features they had could be reeled off quickly, so no awkward questions ;) Got called back for a one-on-one interview. The questions were predictable; they wanted examples from previous jobs on how youd handled situations etc so have a few answers memorised. They offered me the job at the end of the interview.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      Can you tell me something you found challenging at a previous job? (and how you resolved it)
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      Question 2

      What did you do best/enjoy the most about your previous role?
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      Question 3

      How much do you know about the store?
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      Question 4

      Do you have any hobbies?
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      20 Jun 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      Application

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      30 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      I applied online. I interviewed at B&Q (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Feb 2026

      Interview

      I was invited to a group assessment at the Hermiston Gait B&Q near Edinburgh, which I attended for nearly two hours with eight other applicants. There were three managers but no HR people there. The assessment consisted of group activities and the managers took photocopies of our passports and asked us some simple questions like availability and preferred working hours. Overall, the assessment was very simple and quite enjoyable. However, the overall process of being interviewed and applying for jobs at B&Q is a disaster. During the assessment the managers kept telling us how the company was going through redundancies and that one of the managers was leaving which is very uninspiring for new candidates and showed us that jobs are always in jeopardy in this company. Two weeks after the assessment I discovered that none of the managers had recorded that I had attended the assessment and so I had not been considered for any jobs, but they said I could keep applying which I did although I was now aware of incompetence on their part. And very recently I received an invitation to another assessment for a job I applied for, but I could not attend it, so I replied to HR asking for another date and they said, oh, I had not made it through the first round! I asked if that was the case then why had I received an invitation to an assessment and HR replied saying that it was a mistake. Needless to say I am angry with B&Q and the fact that they keep making mistakes and wasting my time. Thus I have told them I no longer wish to work for them and they must delete all of my personal information associated with job applications.

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      Customer Assistant Interview

      2 Jul 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Welwyn Garden City, England
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at B&Q (Welwyn Garden City, England)

      Interview

      There was myself and two other people in the interview. We initially had to go onto the shop floor and ask customer’s if they wanted help etc. After that, we had to pick an item from the shop and sell it to the interviewer as if they were a customer asking for advice.

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      Question 1

      Can you please sell the item you have chosen to me please?
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