I applied online. I interviewed at Sephora (Singapore) in Nov 2021
Interview
After registering online for an application, you will be contacted by HR to have a phone interview followed by a video interview the day after. Then, you will attend a face-to-face interview with the store managers on another day. During the interview, they will ask the usual questions including why you want to join Sephora (specially if your experience is in another field). I'd say be yourself and stay ready no matter where we are. They're looking for people who are authentic and have that Sephora vibe i.e. fun, sociable, approachable and supportive to name a few.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What made you want to join Sephora? What can you contribute to the store and company if you were to be selected? What are some goals and objectives you are hoping to achieve for yourself? Are you able to sell the different product categories such as makeup, skincare and vice versa despite having little to no experience in the beauty & cosmetics industry?
Call to talk to HR and they will have a simple chat with you. Thereafter will likely be known the outcome of the interview by the recruiter. Interview process is straightforward with not much fuss from company side.
Multi person interview. Be very open and personable. Focused a lot on client scenarios and personality. Have fun and ask questions that show interest. Be attentive and honest. Speak about what you would like to learn from the company and growth. Ask about ways to be an addition to the team and how things are handled at that location.
I went in for an in person interview. they had me do makeup on another beauty advisor. I had to do a daytime look and make a change to it that turned it into a nighttime look. Then after they saw my work they had me sit down in a room. we talked with manager Francia and she was lovely. we spoke about where I was in life and we discussed why I needed a job.
Beauty Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Sephora with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Beauty Advisor roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 250 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sephora overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sephora as a Beauty Advisor according to 250 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Skills test: 15%
Group panel interview: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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