Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Macy's with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 697 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 Retail Sales Associate according to 697 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 46%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Macy's (Tucson, AZ) in Jan 2013
Interview
I applied online pretty late at night on the Macy's website. I got a email instantly saying they are going to look over my application and I will be contacted by email if I was qualified. The next day I got a email to set up my own interview time. It was really easy to set up a time and they give you detailed instructions on where, the date, and what time you have to be there. I had to reschedule my interview for personal reasons but that didn't seem to hurt my chances. I went for my interview and they asked me what I did in my previous job, Why did you chose to apply at Macy's, how would you open a macys account, and a lot of "what would you do situations". Everything went good and I got hired on the spot. I would say it was fairly easy to get hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to work as a team. What was your role, what was the goal, and what was the outcome of it.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Macy's (Orlando, FL)
Interview
Virtue first. Then, at the store. Interview questions are not hard but hiring manager/s are sketchy. They posted part time positions but when I got into the interview they said their looking for people wanting full time job. So unprofessional to take my time.
I applied online. I interviewed at Macy's (Pittsburgh, PA)
Interview
Basic interview process. Applied online and was called in for an interview about a week later. Nothing crazy or out of the ordinary. No assessments needed. I talked about 2 managers.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Macy's (New York, NY)
Interview
It was in person and lasted 20 minutes approximately. Before the int started I was asked to fill out a questionnaire. The question inclu questions about my education and prior retail sales jobs.