Footwear Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at DICK'S Sporting Goods with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 84% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Footwear Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 76 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at DICK'S Sporting Goods overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at DICK'S Sporting Goods as a Footwear Sales Associate according to 76 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 6%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at DICK'S Sporting Goods
Interview
They asked how my experience in sports would help me with this job and asked the usual "what would you do in this scenario" questions. The screening process is not long, which allows bad candidates to slip through on occasion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would your experience in [the sport you plated] help you with customers?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at DICK'S Sporting Goods (Fayetteville, NC) in Oct 2025
Interview
They asked me about my leadership roles
They also asked me what I would do if a customer did this or that
They asked me if I was working would I help a customer with an issue or proceed my job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I saw a customer with clothes struggling and dropped them while I was cleaning, do I go help them or continue cleaning?
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DICK'S Sporting Goods
Interview
It was an in person interview with the sales manager in person and then a more formal interview with the store manager. Very smooth conversation and easy to get along with
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at DICK'S Sporting Goods (Boston, MA) in Jan 2024
Interview
Interview went good nothing crazy. They ask the usual question they ask at retail stores. Felt a little nervous when I got there but after a few minutes in the interview I wasn't nervous