I applied online. I interviewed at Spencer Gifts (Ottawa, ON) in Oct 2024
Interview
i applied online and received a call a couple days after. the interview process was nice and welcoming. personally, i am a very anxious person but the interviewer made me feel very comfortable. because spencer's are typically located in malls, interviews will happen in public, at a seating area. this honestly made me feel less nervous. it lasted for 15 minutes. i'm waiting on a call (or not), but i'll write the interview questions to the best of my ability while the information is still fresh.
Interview questions [9]
Question 1
tell me about yourself, not including anything about previous work experience or ethic.
(because i worked at a grocery store for 4+ years previously) tell me why you are a fit for this job considering you were a cashier for grocery and this is retail. how can you incorporate that work ethic to this one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Spencer Gifts (Winnipeg, MB)
Interview
Mostly a standard retail job interview, basic questions such as "what would you do for a customer looking for a gift?" Also a small portion of the interview can be a role-play where you try to take care of a customer while attempting to upsell according to currebt promotions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This customer said that they are looking for some bracelets. Role-play as a store associate and demonstrate how you would assist them.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Spencer Gifts (Gurnee, IL) in Aug 2023
Interview
Tons of questions about how you would act in certain situations with customers and coworkers. How you handle different responsibilities and what you would do if you caught a coworker stealing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a customer who just walked in
Store Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Spencer Gifts with 1.7 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 69.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Spencer Gifts overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Spencer Gifts as a Store Associate according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Other: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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