Account Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Manager roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 55 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Staples overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Staples as a Account Manager according to 55 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 16%
Personality test: 11%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Staples (Maitland, FL) in May 2013
Interview
There was a phone interview followed up by a manager interview and then a team interview. The team interview was in person with 2 team managers. There was a recruiter that was in a different state that followed me through the whole process. I spoke to 4 different managers in total, plus the recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my sales goals and quota attainment in previous roles.
The interview for the customer support position at Staples was straightforward and professional. The interviewer asked about my customer service experience and how I handle difficult customers and multitasking. It was conversational and focused on real customer support scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle an upset or frustrated customer?
Very fair process. They ask routine questions and have a multi step interview process. Everyone is met with was awesome. Definitely need to show up prepared and ask engaging questions
It is quite difficult to get in the job. Solid experiences are required. More asking on enterprise-level tasks, and heavy daily duty required. I do recommend to try this positon if available,