Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Dollar General with 1.6 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 58.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 338 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dollar General overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dollar General as a Sales Associate according to 338 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 18%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I was made to feel very at ease and comfortable. The interviewer was very sweet and went over responsibilities and expectations. I was offered the job and started the hiring process the next day.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Dollar General (Gastonia, NC) in Jul 2026
Interview
The interview went great, and I was hired. I was asked to come in to do training videos. After the first day, I was asked to come back to finish the videos and train in the store. The second day, after I fi wished videos, I stocked for a couple of hours because they had someone running the register. After completing that day, I was told they would get in touch with me to let me know when they wanted me to come back in. I was only given the assistant managers number. I never got the general managers number that hired me and everytime I called the store phone it was never answered. I would text the assistant manager to ask when the gm wanted me to work and was told she would call me soon. I never heard back. I ended up texting and calling several times with no response at all. After 2 to 3 weeks of trying to get in touch with someone and never could I was sent an e mail to do an exit survey. I have never had an experience like this before. I wanted the job so bad, and when I was finally hired I was so excited. To only have this odd experience. No communication what so ever. I don't understand. Why hire me if you weren't going to work me, then leave me in limbo?
I interviewed at Dollar General (Roanoke Rapids, NC)
Interview
The interview process was laid back and I felt comfortable to ask the hiring manager questions. I was respected and understood everything the manager was saying. I went into the back and we sat down and she told me about my position. She made it very clear as to what I had to do. She let me ask my questions that I had written before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The one thing they asked me was why I wanted the job.
I applied online through the website and the managed called me. I scheduled an interview over the phone. I was taken to the office where she asked me some questions (I don't remember them) and I handed her my resume. She basically hired me there, I think.