Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Madewell with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 256 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Madewell overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Madewell as a Sales Associate according to 256 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 11%
Phone interview: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 5%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Madewell (Houston, TX) in May 2013
Interview
I called the store when they were first planning to open up in the Houston Galleria. We scheduled to meet for an interview the next week. I had to go to the J. Crew in the mall because the Madewell was not open yet and meet with one of the future managers at the Madewell store. The interview was pretty basic and easy and did not take more than 25 min. I dressed cute and a little formal but not too formal. Manager was really nice and at the end of the interview she offered me a job and an hourly wage.
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Can't remember - they were all very basic and just to check that I had some kind of experience and would work well with people.
Contacted via phone to organise time in person. I was taken into the office and had a series of questions asked. A practicle situation was roleplayed. Easy process, manager was good.
I applied on LinkedIn and received a phone call to set up an interview. I met with a manager in person and answered a few questions about my background, customer service experience, and personal style.
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How would you sell this product? How would you describe your personal style?
it was very simple, just an initial phone screening then a zoom interview, very simple one-on-one conversation between me and the manager of the store i applied to, lasted about 30 min
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very nice, asked about my background and why it led me to apply here, what an idea customer interaction looks like, what an ideal team looks like, what is special about me above others