I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Staples
Interview
I was scheduled for an interview with one week advance notice. When I showed up for that interview, the managers apparently didn't mark me down, so they forgot. They said they'd still give me an interview just to tell me that they hired someone already, and they only have one spot in their technology department. They decided that the other person and I would compete, and whichever does better would go to technology, and the other would probably stay as cashier. It turns out that the other person didn't show up to work or something without a warning, so they said that I got the job automatically; however, because I was already put in as a regular sales associate, they had to apparently spend a couple weeks to change that, and also wanted me to get used to their POS system. Made sense. About two weeks later, they told me that they want to see me do well in sales before changing. At this point, it's pretty obvious I was catfished.
Tldr: Management treated my employment ambiguously during interview.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Staples
Interview
Call and then on site. Talked to the manager and went over the job specifics and what was expected. Then talked about the job in itself and was specific. Then I was offered the job.
It was short and informative. My interviewer asked situational and behavioral questions. My interviewer asked which department I would like to work in and why. I chose to work in the technology department and was offered a position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q. When did you experience a conflict with another individual and how did you resolve it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples (New York, NY) in Jul 2019
Interview
applied online, got an email scheduled an in person interview went over pay and job functions did training after getting hired, talked about rules and policy. made a work schedule fit my personal schedule.
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Staples interviews FAQs
Technology Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technology Sales Associate roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Technology Sales Associate according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Drug test: 18%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 4%
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