I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pacific Sunwear (Pittsburgh, PA) in Jan 2016
Interview
I was hired within from another store. I called the Store manager and let them know that I was moving states and would like the opportunity to move up, and to their store. I had a brief phone interview followed by an in person interview that lasted about 30 min, and then spoke on the phone with the district manager who asked a couple of quick (verifying) questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have shipment that just came in, a customer waiting to be rung out, someone waiting for the fitting room, and the zone sheet needs to be filled out, and you're on single coverage..how do you prioritize?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Pacific Sunwear in Apr 2025
Interview
The supervisor was very sweet, friendly, and approachable. I was able to comprehend the intensity of the job while understanding that he truly wants the best for his employees. The interview was held in a very casual setting, making the interview easier to conduct.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you reprimand someone who came in late without prior communication?
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pacific Sunwear (Savannah, GA) in Mar 2015
Interview
The interview process includes 2 or 3 separate interviews. First there is an interview with the Store Manager. If successful, you will go through a panel interview which basically means that you jump on a conference call with 2 other store managers and they collectively ask you questions about why you are interested and about your experience and position knowledge. The panel interview was very formal and relatively dry. Once the questions ended, we got off of the phone call and I was told that I might have a quick interview with the District Manager via FaceTime. I actually ended up meeting the DM in the store, so I never had to jump on FaceTime.
Full Time Assistant Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Pacific Sunwear with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Full Time Assistant Manager roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pacific Sunwear overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pacific Sunwear as a Full Time Assistant Manager according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Background check: 18%
Skills test: 18%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
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