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%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (Olathe, KS) in Oct 2013
Interview
The hiring process for Payless is pretty simple and straight-forward; all you need to do is apply online and take the test and pass it. If you don't pass it or you are "in the yellow" which means you did okay, but not as good as "green" you won't be hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I would say the most difficult for me was the general questions on how to treat customers if they need help, since this was only my second job and my first retail job.
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.