I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Macy's (Sacramento, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
I went and asked to speak to a supervisor; I was directed to the in store hiring kiosk. I applied online. I received an email the next day asking to schedule an interview.
I was in business attire. I came in to be interviewed and was again referred to the hiring kiosk. That was where the interviews were conducted. I waited on the couch for about 10 minutes after my appointment time. The person before me was a young girl probably from high school who was in jeans. She had been hired.
I was called in. The interview required some critical thinking. The interviewer wanted a lot of examples from my life proving skills like stress and time management. I had no previous retail experience so she asked me if I thought I could handle it.
She asked for my availability and left to go check it. She came back saying that they couldn't hire me due to my availability but that I should apply again in 3 months.
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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