Sales Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at COS with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Assistant roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Assistant according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at COS (New York, NY) in Mar 2015
Interview
Online application form to fill out - includes a question and resume
Initial phone call : why do you want to work at COS?
Then a group interview (6 of us total) where we did an icebreaker of 2 lies 1 truth.
Next was the "assessment"...
Paired us off to style an outfit for a particular style category (minimalist, bohemian, eclectic, innovative)
We then were split into two groups of 3 each to order a set of tasks by priority
Then we had one on one interviews with the manager.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
describe a scenario where you had to voice your opinion
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at COS (Milan) in Nov 2025
Interview
Colloquio telefonico confusionario, audio pessimo da parte del recruiter. Per il resto molto tranquillo, caos a parte il recruiter è stato molto empatico e disponibile, ascoltando attentamente e rispondevo con sincerità a tutte le domande del caso
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Se fossi disposta a lavorare subito (periodo festivo)
I applied online. I interviewed at COS (London, England) in Sep 2019
Interview
Assessment centre:
- Split into groups of two candidates, asked to pick out garments from the shop to style a fictional customer
- Asked to come up with an animal that best describes you
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why COS?
Present the reasons behind your chosen garments.
I applied online. I interviewed at COS (Geneva) in Aug 2019
Interview
Annonce en ligne, puis formulaire à remplir sur le site, puis on est appélé par le management, on m'explique le poste, le taux proposé, si je suis toujours intéressée on fixe un rdv et je peux venir avec mes documents papiers.