Salon Manager applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Salon Manager roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at JCPenney overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at JCPenney as a Salon Manager according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 14%
Drug test: 13%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Jonesboro, AR) in Aug 2012
Interview
5 rounds of interviews, the store management interviews are the easiest because the store stays as far away from the salon as possible. The phone interviews can be difficult because they are so long - if you're unemployed and taking a phone interview make sure you have at least 2 hours set aside in a very quiet place with good reception
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney in Dec 2023
Interview
After submitting application I got an email about a week later to have an interview. I went through 4 interviews one with hiring manager, beauty manager, store manager and district manager!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you strengthens and weaknesses as a leader?
I applied online. I interviewed at JCPenney (Houma, LA) in Dec 2022
Interview
I had 4 interviews and enjoyed each and every one!!!! Each person that interviewed me, was wanting to learn who I was as a person. They asked about my experience in the beauty industry. Each interview was casual and relaxed.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at JCPenney (Laredo, TX) in Sep 2022
Interview
Everything went perfect!!, very professionals . All 3 filters I had to go through, I spoke to people, that not only were professional, they were also friendly, and easy going.