Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Food Lion with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 36 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Food Lion overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Food Lion as a Sales Associate according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 47%
Background check: 18%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Phone interview: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Food Lion (King, NC) in Sep 2012
Interview
detailed interview in store with one on one manager depending on what department you apply for receive phone call for computer based training if you get the job but if you don't they don't contact you in any way need to continue to check in with store daily
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Food Lion
Interview
It was pretty chill. They didn't ask anything I wouldn't expect them to. Wanted to know about customer skills and previous related experience. Talked to one person who I believe was a manager
It was quick and easy. I was sat down and they described the job description to me. They then asked me a couple questions relating to the job experience and how I could handle it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you diffuse the situation with an angry customer
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Food Lion (Edgewood, MD) in Mar 2023
Interview
Did application online and got called back to come in for interview in about a week. The Interview took about 30 minutes with typical questions about myself and job history.