Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomingdale's with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 270 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomingdale's overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomingdale's as a Sales Associate according to 270 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's (Miami, FL) in Apr 2011
Interview
A couple of days after posting my resume and cover letter to the company's website I was called in for an interview. I was not interviewed for the department I applied for. I was offered to go to another department, which was fine with me at the time. They wanted to get to know me and my experiences relevant for the position. I interviewed with the human resource manager, the group manager (my bosses boss), and manager of the department. Very nice place to work. Appearance is everything. One thing that is a big deal which they dont emphasis on is that all sales associates are responsible to maintain multiples of clients. Example: I had 100 clients and it was not good enough. So good luck. Bloomingdales was a nice environment and worth the experience.
Straight forward as expected. Tell me about yourself, why are you interested in this role, what makes you a good fit for this role, how would you deal with a challenging customer, what is your favorite brand/designer, how would you uphold the Bloomingdales standard?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's
Interview
Started with a simple overview of my past experience, mainly walking through my CV. The hiring manager was friendly and made the conversation feel comfortable, and the interview was straightforward, structured, and easy to follow overall.
it was a seamless and easy interview process. this was several years ago so it may be different now but overall not difficult. there were about 2-3 rounds of interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
general interview questions, tell me about yourself etc