Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Sears with 1.4 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 54.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sears overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sears as a Retail Sales Associate according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Drug test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Sears (Calgary, AB) in Apr 2017
Interview
I handed in a physical resume to a manager, although it seems they usually have applicants apply online or throw their resume into a large box. I was offered an interview after, off chance, running into a manager while looking for the resume box. When I arrived on the date I learned it was a group interview with myself and 4 others. The interview consisted of a portion where we interviewed each other a presented each others information to the 2 managers. The next part we were asked what were some tasks that could be done when not with a customer - example would be to size clothing racks. The final task of the interview was to go around the store and chose an outfit for one of the managers interviewing us - shoes, clothes and accessories - and then present the choices.
Straight forward, they had me fill out questions on a computer. It then was a group interview, it would have been nice to have a one on one so it was a bit awkward.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sears (Huntsville, AL) in Jan 2022
Interview
Casual, laid back conversation about previous work experience and hypothetical customer situations. Very relaxed. It was what you’d expect for the position and I wouldn’t stress about it in the least
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of customer service experience do you have?
Simple and brief. Wanted to hire right away. Didn’t ask any additional questions or anything off of the online application. Very quick, offered the hourly rate right then snd there.