Sales Ambassador applicants have rated the interview process at COS with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Ambassador roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Sales Ambassador according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Skills test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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The interview process takes... forever. The other interviews I have done for a Sales Associate job took 30 minutes max. I'm pretty sure my Cos interview took over 1.5 hrs.
The interview overall was pretty standard. They made us do a group activity and an individual activity.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at COS (New York, NY) in Aug 2019
Interview
I applied online then received a phone call from the assistant store manager. I was asked a few questions over the phone then I was called for an interactive interview at the store where we had to do group activities. Then I was called back for an 1-on-1 interview with the assistant store manager and store manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe Cos in 3 words.
Why do you want to work at Cos?
Describe a situation where you've received constructive criticism and how did you react.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at COS (New York, NY) in Jul 2019
Interview
Three interviews: phone, group, then individual. Group interview lasted 1-2 hours and had a styling section to it. Process was fairly easy but a lot for what the pay is.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, why do you want to work here, what are your strengths and weeknesses