L.L. Bean Sales Representative interview questions

One of the managers held a group interview. This involved a brief seminar on workplace values, employee conduct, and basic functions as a sales representative. The manager then had two exercises. The first was "selling" an item to him; we were given a random store item and had to describe its qualities to the manager as if we were describing it to a customer. The second was a common sense exercise in which you were given a situation and had to choose several objects from a list and explain why you chose them. There were no correct answers, but you needed to have a good reason for selecting them.

The interview process was with one of the managers. It was during the holiday season, their busiest time of year, so they were hiring many seasonal employees. It was a very comfortable interview, and more conversational about past retail experience and upcoming availability. One other person was interviewed with me, it did not feel competitive, and we were both offered the job.