I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Staples (Framingham, MA) in Dec 2011
Interview
The initial screening was a phone interview where the interviewer generally asked about my background, skills and why I wanted to join Staples.
Once I cleared the phone interview, I was notified by email about two dates when the interview sessions were being conducted. I selected one of the dates and went there around 10:30 AM. I was told that the interview process would be lengthy. But to call it lengthy would be an understatement. The actual process lasted about 5 hours and included about 6 interviews with different people/panels in a claustrophobic room. This was one of the most exhausting interviews of my life.
After a week I was notified that I was not selected. This was really really disappointing, considering the amount of hardwork and effort I had put into this interview. Straight from following up with the HR Recruiter to sending Thank You emails to all Hiring Managers.
For my first round - the recruiter called me 30 mins early, asking if that time worked instead of our originally scheduled phone call. During the interview, they asked me to list my work experiences, with titles and dates, despite me submitting my resume in the application. My second round the hiring manager didn’t directly answer questions about the responsibilities, and emphasized their own struggle with work life balance. They never followed up after the 2nd round.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Staples (Framingham, MA) in Mar 2024
Interview
First a Phone Screening with the recruiter, Then a Team interview with hiring manager and Last a in-person interview round interviewing with 7 different managers and directors, mostly behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about the time you handled a difficult situation.
Tell me about yourself
Tell me about a time you had to use data to make a recommendation
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples (Columbia, SC) in Jun 2016
Interview
The interview process was short. The interviewer gave the brief background of the job and asked about the interviewee 's past and current job experience. The prior related working experience was important and the pay rate was above average.
Senior Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Financial Analyst roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Senior Financial Analyst according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Phone interview: 15%
Personality test: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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