Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Co-op with 1 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 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Co-op overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Co-op as a Sales Associate according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 33%
Other: 33%
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It was a simple point-based system with star method responses and generic questions including mentions of leadership, teamwork and introduction questions. The interviewer wrote down the answers on a worksheet and did not ask further questions based on the answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of when you have been successful within a team?
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Co-op (London, England) in Sep 2025
Interview
the interview was a group online assessment, which involved a personal introduction from all the candidates, and than group tasks, where we had to show how we would handle specific scenarios
easy and quick. Asked only a few questions. Didn’t really seem interested in doing the interview though. Applied online, got a call the next week for an interview the next day.
Interview in office of the store, the manager was really nice, basic questions, they were on time and made me feel quite comfy, very good experience. Called about a week from the initial interview.