Human Resources Manager applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources Manager roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Human Resources Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Drug test: 17%
Skills test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at JCPenney (Manchester, CT) in Oct 2017
Interview
I spoke with 7 people including the recruiter. I had a detailed phone screen with Chris, then a phone interview with Kassie. From there I had face to face interviews on site with Cheri and Pam, and 3 more phone interviews with Leanne, Lisa and Paul. All were very detailed situational interviews. All interviewers were polite, professional and made me feel comfortable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you struggled to connect with an employee and were unable to influence them the way you wanted to? What did you do to improve the situation?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at JCPenney (Columbus, OH) in Sep 2022
Interview
I applied about three or four months ago for the senior manager role and felt strongly that I would be an asset and for some reason I was lost in the process. I persistently contacted the recruiter and started the process for this role. I met with a number of HR leaders and then the business. I feel good about the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one difficult project and how did I go about strategy and then execution l. I then summarized results.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at JCPenney (Columbus, OH) in Nov 2018
Interview
My interview process was professional and fast paced with I liked. Everyone was prepared and ready with their interview questions at the time I was scheduled. The recruiter was top notch and very skilled to make the interviews happen.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had questions on coaching and feedback and what was the outcome
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney
Interview
Went through 5 rounds of interviews (4 phone and 1 in person). It meant a lot to speak with multiple people. It showed me they really cared about who they placed in this role!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult client and how did you resolve it.