Business to Business Sales Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business to Business Sales Consultant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 19 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 Business to Business Sales Consultant according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 6%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Staples in Jan 2012
Interview
Please be prepared to go through the stages of this interview. It starts with a 1:1 with the direct manager, than moves to an interview with direct+regional manager. If you make it that far your doing good because then they'll ask you to go on a ride along with one of the current team members. Don't worry your about half-way through. After the ride along you have to present a to both managers why you think you'd be a good fit. Apparantly, there is a hiring cut-off date each month. so depending on you're interview period you might be waiting up to 4 weeks for an offer.
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples (Bristol, PA)
Interview
on line phone (screening) interview then one on one interview then finally an in-person presentation in front of hiring manager and regional manager. It was not a difficult interview process but the final, presentation can be a bit intimidating. Prepare a power point, practice it and you will be fine. You pretty much have the position if you have made it to this step - just preform well. They want to see you are confident in-person bc the job is a lot of in-person meetings/presentations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
presentation: tell us why you should work at Staples
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Staples
Interview
4 interviews.
1st informational interview is a phone interview with recruiter
2nd interview is phone or in person interview with potential manager
3rd interview is a ride along
4th interview is a final presentation or role play
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
all behavioral questions. You just need to be likable , outgoing and motivated or at least you need to come off that way. You must also ask questions to show you're interest.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Staples in Jun 2016
Interview
I applied online through the Staples website and process took about a week. Then I received an email from the recruiter to setup a phone interview. The recruiter was very nice and informative about the position. After my initial phone interview with the recruiter she then forward my information to the hiring manager. About a day later The hiring manager reached out to me for a second phone interview and then setup a date for a in person interview. Once you make it this far you need to do a ride along to see if you would like the position.