I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Pacific Sunwear
Interview
Went into drop off application and the store manager was there. He asked me a few questions and invited to an interview the next day. The questions he asked in the first half of the interview were pretty run of the mill like, "a time you went above and beyond for a customer" things of that nature. The other manager came out and introduced herself to me, both the managers seemed intense and intimidating as i had heard from a friend of a friend who worked at the store, they were very forward about if i did not sell the amount of clothing they wanted they would immediately cut my hours or even fire me.
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The second half of the interview caught me off guard, the male manager took me to the women's side of the store and picked a random pair of shorts and told me to build a head to toe outfit around it and sell it to him.
Pretty easy, had me practice making an outfit on the sales floor. Pretty basic interview questions about your experience with sales, risk management, and customer service. I did not end up taking the job because it was only offered as seasonal
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What is one time you faced a challenge and how did you overcome it?
The interview was quick and easy. It was a group interview and we were asked about our favorite brands and as well as our schedule availability. Hired on the spot
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Clothing and style preferences and schedule preferences
Very casual interview. They really want to see your personality and how you’re able to communicate. Questions were asked such as why you want to work there, describe a little about yourself, etc. plus they’ll have you create an outfit from the sales floor.
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Pacific Sunwear with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.7% 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 212 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 Sales Associate according to 212 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Background check: 19%
Group panel interview: 16%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
Phone interview: 1%
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