I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gap (West Palm Beach, FL) in Jul 2014
Interview
I interviewed for Gap Kids. I showed up to the interview ten minutes early and they asked me to leave and come back in ten minutes so I did. The interview was the basic questions such as your biggest weakness or how you would deal with a difficult customer, but one question the interviewer and I disagreed on and I felt like the interview was very rude. She asked what I would do if I saw someone stealing from the store, I answered that I would called security since I have no retail experience and that is what friends in retail have told me they do. The interviewer then seemed incredulous that I would just let them leave. This in hind sight is why I didn't get the job, she was giving me a question that set me up to fail.
Group interview with other candidates with the store manager. Arrive at the store and wait for other candidates. Then interview happens in break room and it lasted roughly about 30-60minutes
It was a group interview of about 10-12 people. If I remember correctly they take you to the back, the stock room, and ask almost everyone the same question. The interview lasted about 30 minutes.
It was very easy, one in person interview with the general manager and then I was accepted! Mainly personality and behavioral questions were asked, and I think enthusiasm on my end helped the most.
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Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Gap with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.1% 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 830 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Gap overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Gap as a Sales Associate according to 830 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 19%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 8%
Phone interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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