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      Seasonal Sales Associate Interview

      Sep 24, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Modesto, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Kohl's (Modesto, CA) in Sep 2016

      Interview

      It was a group interview. The interviewers were running more than half an hour behind. They made it very clear ahead of time people with little availability stood no chance and saw them belittle a potential candidate for having only prime availability they reserve for senior associates. I found that to be very unprofessional of them in the setting we were in. The interview was held by assistance store managers, one a woman in her 50s and a barely legal "adult". They said ultimately they were not the ones who would be making the hiring choices but corporate would be which I found odd. They also implied the job hinged on how the whole group preformed during the interview. Quite frankly that piece of information was infuriating and is ridiculous. Half of the people in the group interview were not dressed any where near professionally and at least two candidates clearly were not right to work their due to their inappropriate responses. They ask the same questions of every one in the group. It was a small group of only 7 people, one guy and the rest women spanning from teenager to senior citizen. The guy held up the interview a lot. He appeared nervous and on the verge of tears. I honestly felt bad for him because it was clear his nerves got the best of his as he had to ask every time to have the questions repeated to him, sometimes more than once with the same question even after just hearing it two times in a row and then he would take a very long time to answer very simple and easy questions. I wish the interviewers would have tried to ease his nerves but they seemed to enjoy watching him suffer. It was sad to see. The oldest candidate over shared way too much about why she was seeking the job and why she left her previous employment. It made the room quite tense and uncomfortable for awhile. Another candidate only talked negatively about her former work place and rudely about her past coworkers. I'm not trying to be mean in my assessment here but paint a picture as to why it is wrong Kohls only hires based off of the entire group's interview performance. It's completely unprofessional to hold a few potentially great employees to the same level as ones obviously not suitable to work there. Even more so at this Kohls as many employees currently working there are rude and do not keep in line with the company's policies.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      How would you handle a customer interrupting you while speaking to another customer?
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      Question 2

      Why do you want to work at Kohls?
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      Question 3

      Explain a time you saw a coworker being unethical and what did you do about it?
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      Question 4

      What would you do if you were given more tasks than possible to complete in a day?
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      Question 5

      Would you say you are less than, more or less, about the same or more reliable than your coworkers and why?
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      Other Seasonal Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Kohl's

      Seasonal Sales Associate Interview

      Jul 7, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Plainfield, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Kohl's (Plainfield, IL)

      Interview

      Basic simple interview, mine was over the phone asking availability, why you want to work here, your strengths and weaknesses. They will tell you a little bit about working there and the company and thats about it. Nothing difficult and they will give you scenarios to see how you would handle them.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      if there was an upset customer, how would you handle it?
      Answer question

      Seasonal Sales Associate Interview

      May 1, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Stockbridge, GA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Kohl's (Stockbridge, GA)

      Interview

      Process was pretty simple and straightforward. Longest part was waiting between the initial application and being selected to schedule an interview, which took about 6 weeks. My phone interview lasted around 20 minutes where they asked the typical questions. I was hired the next day.

      Seasonal Sales Associate Interview

      Nov 10, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Westminster, CO
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Kohl's (Westminster, CO) in Nov 2025

      Interview

      Got the interview but was told to re-schedule to the next day just 45 mins ahead. Then the manager or supervisor (named Laura) never called back. I don't even bother to call them back because I ended up accepted a better offer from another company.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "I will need to re-schedule you to a different day" (45 mins before the interview)
      Answer question
      1

      Kohl's interviews FAQs

      • Seasonal Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Kohl's with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Seasonal Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 397 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kohl's overall takes an average of 11 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Kohl's as a Seasonal Sales Associate according to 397 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  38%

        One on one interview:  14%

        Drug test:  12%

        Background check:  12%

        Skills test:  7%

        Phone interview:  5%

        Presentation:  5%

        Personality test:  3%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

        Other:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(2750) ;
        2. Retail Sales Associate(873) ;
        3. Sales Associate/Cashier(739) ;
        4. Cashier(706) ;
        5. Sales Floor Associate(479) ;
        6. Customer Service Representative(380) ;
        7. Associate(363) ;
        8. Customer Service Associate(340) ;
        9. POS Associate(332) ;
        10. Seasonal Sales Associate(270) ;
        11. Assistant Store Manager(219) ;
        12. Beauty Advisor(217) ;
        13. Kohls Sales Associate(206) ;
        14. Point of Sale Associate(184) ;
        15. Store Manager(178) .


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