Seasonal Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Sephora with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Seasonal Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 37 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 Seasonal Sales Associate according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 26%
Background check: 18%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Sephora (Columbia, MD) in Nov 2015
Interview
Was met by the hiring manger and me and two other girls were led up to the offices. The Sephora hiring manger went to go get another one of the mangers and we begun the interview. BE BUBBLY AND HAPPY TO BE THERE! Honestly, that is so important! They want people who are going to be thrilled to be there and who will be good with the customers! Really!!!! Smile too! You want to look inviting! They asked us to tell them about ourselves and I made it a point to talk first and sound happy and excited! I also smiled a lot! The mangers were super nice and friendly! One thing that I noticed with this interview is that they were really into knowing your weakness! They wanted honesty and something personal. Right after we finished all the questions the managers went outside to talk a little. the Sephora hiring manager came back in and called us out one by one. At that point I was extended an offer! I took it and i start on Thanksgiving which really sucks but hey I get double pay so it'll be $20/hour! Overall, SMILE, BE BUBBLY AND SEEM HAPPY TO BE THERE! Read the other interviews on here too! They were super helpful! I'm excited to start working!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself
Why Sephora? Can you give us two strengths and a weakness? Availability?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sephora (Corpus Christi, TX) in Nov 2024
Interview
Interview was quick. I filled out my information and availability while I waited. Job posting stated nothing regarding availability requirements for this position. She saw my hours and just immediately said it wouldn't work because she needs people who could stay past midnight for the seasonal store hours, which I could not do. Literally took me longer filling out that form than the actual Interview. If the availability they were looking g for had been posted on the job description, I wouldn't have applied in the first place. Complete waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. She literally saw my availability Hours and said it wouldn't work. Nothing else. Complete waste of time and makeup
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Sephora (Wilmington, NC) in Oct 2024
Interview
It was at a kohls and it was standard. The manager was in sweatpants and seemed not super professional. Did not interview with an actual sephora manager at all but a kohls manager
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Question 1
What would you do in a situation when a customer is dissatisfied
There were questions about my previous job and how I'm gonna deal with angry clients. It's important to stay positive and try to calm down. It was a good experience even with the language barrier.