Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Aveda with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Aveda overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Aveda as a Sales Associate according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 27%
Background check: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Aveda (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2016
Interview
I visited the store to drop off my resumé with a sales associate. Within a few days, the regional manager called to set up an in-person interview. The manager was very engaged, thoughtful, and personable. We discussed my previous work experience in retail (which frankly was quite limited), Aveda's mission, as well as more general topics like my personal beauty philosophy and how I liked my university experience. Overall, the interview was actually quite fun.
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What was a difficult experience in retail, and how did you over come it?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Aveda (London, England)
Interview
The interview itself was very chill, they asked a few questions about my previous experience and gave me some questions to answer situational questions. They also told me more about the role itself and we discussed it further. Before this I had to undergo an online recorded interview too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly focused on Situational questions to see if I was fit for the role
Interview store and regional managers. Perform some basic salon activities on a scalp and then go over some product knowledge too which is really annoying because they take forever. They are looking for people to join lower in the store and promote within.
Interviewed with store manager and district manager. Both interviews went well as we went over my prior positions and responsibilities, but had to wait for a call back for a while and ending up taking another position.