Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at COS with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at COS overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at COS as a Retail Sales Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at COS (New York, NY) in Apr 2016
Interview
The interviewer was very friendly and understanding when I was initially caught off guard by the phone interview (which was very brief). I went in for an in-person interview later that week, had a nice conversation about the store, the brand, and the position. I had an offer by the next week.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What are three words you would use to describe the Cos style?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at COS (Boston, MA) in Nov 2024
Interview
Straightforward single phone call into an in person interview which was a total of 30-40 minutes with two people. I'd say it was fairly standard although they do position themselves as a "nicer" store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me what I enjoyed most about the brand / why I'd like to work there.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at COS (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2019
Interview
three intreview before getting the job the first one was a gourp interview and we had to create an outfit for a mid aged woman on holidays, then ive got another iterview 1 to 1 and thet asked me my ideal sale assistant then ive got to do a trial shift in the store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
to create an outfit for a mid age female, how do i intrpretate the retail assistant job