I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ashley Furniture (Paramus, NJ) in Mar 2015
Interview
Internal recruiter found my resume online, emailed and called me. I contacted him and did a phone interview with him to discuss the position of store manager and then he had another person, junior recruiter call me to set up interview with the regional VP. I was then asked to drive to NJ which I did based on what I was told during the phone interview in regards to salary being much more then I was making. It took me 3 hours to drive to NJ for this interview and the Regional VP was a bit unprofessional when speaking to me as asked about family etc. plus he told me during the interview that the position I was interviewing for, Store Manager, didn't pay more then I was making now, which I was bit taken back by because this is NOT what I was told by the internal recruiter. They did offer me the job about a week later, I countered back, then had to call them again and then was told they wouldn't come up on the starting salary. This whole process was a waste of time and I left the internal recruiter know I wasn't very happy with the way things were handled especially since he told me one thing and wasn't true. My advice stay away from this company its not worth it they acted like they did me a favor which they didn't especially since it wasted my time. I have a job and wouldn't have even bothered with the interviewing process especially driving 3 hours to NJ to do so if the recruiter had been honest. This company expects too much for too little pay especially for a store manager position they need a reality check!
Other Store Manager Interview Reviews for Ashley Furniture
I interviewed at Ashley Furniture (Lake Orion, MI)
Interview
Very laid back ask a lot of how would you go about hitting KPI as well as hiring professionals and leading a team of sales goal individuals. And ask about my selling techniques
The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Ashley Furniture in Aug 2018
Interview
Called within several days of applying. Interview with manager went very well. He told me he would contact his district manager. Called me back several days later and asked if I could meet with him. Said his supervisor trusted his judgement to make a hiring decision. Conversation immediately became about commission sales, not management.
I left without accepting an offer.
When I had time to think about it, I couldn’t get away from the possibility that my age was the issue. Felt I was being steered away from a management role based solely on a perception that I was just too old to be an effective manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did I think was the most important role for a manager?
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ashley Furniture overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ashley Furniture as a Store Manager according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Phone interview: 23%
Personality test: 15%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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