I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Academy Sports + Outdoors (Waco, TX) in May 2023
Interview
Very casual and laid back, easy to answer questions. It was a good overall interview, easy for a first job. The manager was helpful and nice and it was a pretty good experience overall.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Academy Sports + Outdoors in May 2018
Interview
Typical interview questions. Be yourself and show that you can interact with customers and can maintain composure with customers who may not be happy. Also, make sure you show that you are coachable and willing to take on any tasks the department needs. Some shy away from some of the tasks that may require climbing ladders or manual labor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an example of a time you faced adversity and how did you handle it?
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Academy Sports + Outdoors (Kannapolis, NC) in May 2017
Interview
Took 4 months for them to call back for a part time position and by then I had already found another job. I even went in the store and talked to a manger and they said it shouldn't have been that long.
Store Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Academy Sports + Outdoors with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Academy Sports + Outdoors overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Academy Sports + Outdoors as a Store Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Drug test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Other: 10%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -