Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Advance Auto Parts with 1.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Advance Auto Parts overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Advance Auto Parts as a Retail Sales Associate according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Phone interview: 3%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied in-person. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts (Bethlehem, PA) in Sep 2012
Interview
After putting in an application, I was called in to interview a couple of days later. The interview lasted about 30 minutes, where the interviewer (store manager) asked me a few questions about my retail experience and my automotive experience. He also spent a good amount of time (maybe 10 minutes) showing me around the store and asking me personal questions to try and get to know me better. It was all in all very friendly. After the interview, I was told I would hear back soon, and two or three days later I was offered a position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer asked me about my experience and knowledge with commonly replaced items on cars, such as brake pads, various fluid changes, batteries - the kind of thing a home mechanic would regularly encounter.
Pretty straightforward and easy. Only one interview session then got hired. Didn’t have to have any automotive experience but it would be helpful if you did. Nothing to stress over, just be on time and answer the questions.
Long lasting ......dont remember ? Panel interview A lot of questions Tiring, in didnt go well at al Firs interview so didnt prepare how to deal with such situation? They asked me questions and i asked them questions
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Advance Auto Parts (Jacksonville, FL) in Oct 2022
Interview
The interview process is a quick meeting with the interviewing manager and the applicant. It takes less than 30 minutes, easy questions to see the type of person you are and if you will be a good fit.