Senior Assistant Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 2.8 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 Senior Assistant Buyer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Senior Assistant Buyer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Drug test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Dallas, TX) in Apr 2019
Interview
HR lady was very easy to get a hold of and was able to give feedback very fast. Interviews were 30 mins each. The questions asked were not too difficult, pretty easy to think of responses on the spot.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at JCPenney (Plano, TX) in Oct 2019
Interview
The interview was done in 3 segments; department manager, immediate manager and personnel. This gave the interviewee an opportunity to discuss a high level view of the position, ask job specific questions with the immediate manager and discuss personnel questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a high level view of the JCPenney store from a customer perspective.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at JCPenney (Los Angeles, CA) in Jun 2018
Interview
I had an excellent experience with the interview process. I spoke with 4 buyers a VP as well as an HR Representative. The recruiting team was so helpful and was very responsive through the whole process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had s conflict with a colleague and how you resolved it.