I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Office Depot
Interview
I started my online application and took a break during the online assessment. I received a call from the store telling me that they were doing interviews a few days later, so I should finish my application soon. They told me to call back after I finished, so I did. I was set up with an interview immediately.
I showed up at the store and was interviewed by two managers. They asked questions about my background in sales and motivations and strengths and weaknesses. We talked about expectations and I had to try and sell a desk accessory. The interview lasted about 45 minutes.
I was called two days later for a second interview with another manager. This interview was very similar to the first and we went over availability and my roles if I'm chosen for the job. This interview lasted 20 minutes.
I was called two days later and told that as long as I passed the background check, I was hired.
The interview is straightforward and customer service focused. It includes questions about past retail experience, handling difficult customers, teamwork, sales goals, cash-register comfort, and schedule flexibility. The hiring manager asks scenario-based questions, explain daily expectations, and upselling of protection plans/services. The process is short.
Quick and easy process. Your standard interview questions. Nothing major or hard just your basic Human Resources questions. Glad that it was not a 37 step process like some interviews have turned into.
A phone call interview collected basic information, then an in-person interview took place at the actual store. I was asked several questions about my experience and given scenarios to respond to with solutions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a type of pen sold at the store, how would you pitch it to a potential customer?
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Office Depot with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 161 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Office Depot overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Office Depot as a Sales Associate according to 161 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Phone interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 1%
Group panel interview: 1%
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