Store Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Payless ShoeSource with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Payless ShoeSource overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Payless ShoeSource as a Store Associate according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Skills test: 17%
Drug test: 13%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (Hermiston, OR) in Aug 2014
Interview
Online applications to begin with. If you pass the prescreening prosses you will get a call. If not you have a yellow flag on one of your aswers which males you uneligable unless district manager approves. Interview is mostly average. Laid back. Usually are two people giving the interviews together.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How have you handled difficult co-workers in the past?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (Layton, UT) in Feb 2019
Interview
The manager had no idea how to conduct an interview and was super awkward. When I asked what the pay was she refused to answer and straightup dodged the question.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource
Interview
Very straightforward, casual, and included typical questions. Met with the store manager and interviewed for about 45 minutes, received a call back and offer the next day, then started about a week afterwards.