Assistant Manager Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager Trainee roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Assistant Manager Trainee according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Presentation: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at JCPenney (Riverside, CA) in Apr 2018
Interview
I met the recruiter(s) for J.C. Penney at a university job fair. They really want to know if you are willing to learn & not just expecting a job because you have an education. I have a bit of retail experience & using it to show that customer service is a top priority was definitely helpful. Each customer is different & unique in their own way & anyone interviewing for this job should know that.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Buffalo, NY) in Nov 2019
Interview
I was first contacted by a recruiter and had a 30 minute phone interview
Then scheduled an interview with the general manager which ended up lasting an hour. I knew during the interview I wasn’t getting the job because of choice worded the general manager had said. I was contacted a few days later by the same recruiter for a different position within the company and then scheduled another interview with another store’s GM
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Question 1
Describe a time you had a confrontation with an employee/ had to deal with a difficult employee