I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Macy's (Sacramento, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
Was about 10 minutes early, but the interviewer met me immediately. She was apparently new and was a little scrambled, but she was very friendly and easy to talk to. Opened the interview by asking me to tell her about myself. Then there were about 15 questions before she left the room for about 5 minutes and came back with a job offer. I accepted and then she led me to another to schedule for training and give me a briefing of what to bring on my first day.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you calm down a customer that is upset if they aren't able to use a coupon on something.
I did a walk-in job interview during the hiring job fair. I applied for the job on their computer kiosk. Then they put me in for an interview on the same day.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Macy's (Houston, TX) in Dec 2025
Interview
Answer first question starting with One recorded video and then followed up with multiple recorded responses to additional questions. Pretty simple and straightforward. Dress up on the top and wear whatever on the bottom.
Was an easy phone interview that only took a couple of minutes. I was only asked maybe 3 questions at most. Questions were sales experience, job history, and what I can work
Seasonal Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Macy'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 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Seasonal Sales Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 597 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macy's overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macy's as a Seasonal Sales Associate according to 597 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 49%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 1%
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