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      Operations Manager Interview

      Oct 20, 2012
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Staples

      Interview

      I was an internal candidate. I first interviewed with the store manager and DM and then had a follow up with a senior HR manager.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you hold people accountable.
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      Other Operations Manager Interview Reviews for Staples

      Operations Manager Interview

      Feb 27, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Staples

      Interview

      Regular interview. Nice guy but typical retail. Asked if I knew about shipping, planograms etc but low pay for all of the work. Decided it wasn’t for me after the compensation was discussed. Easy interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you have experience with inventory and shipping
      Answer question

      Operations Manager Interview

      Mar 29, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Staples

      Interview

      2 interviews, first with store manager and second with district manager. Pretty basic questions. You need a degree to go higher than a rvp

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you describe your last employer?
      Answer question
      6

      Operation Manager Interview

      Apr 1, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

      Application

      I interviewed at Staples

      Interview

      This was a position that was an internal posting i had previously been initially hired and was awaiting final approval at the VP level to be later have the position be eliminated. I then took another internal Staples Promotional opportunity at a Staples Distribution Center. Upon discovering the position listed on an internal website for jobs and seeking approval from my immediate manager and HR manager up loaded my resume. From there I was involoved in 2 phone screeen / interviews with the Staples Recruiter for Fulfillment. After being remmeded for the next step on interviews i was set up later to interview on a panel of the Senior leadership team I was to be joining with the HR manager. The interview question were in not particular order just in a round robin format with questions based of the information or answers I provided.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The most difficuly question was how the compare the differences in leadership and operations of the two sides of the business I had be exposed to.
      Answer question
      1

      Staples interviews FAQs

      • Operations Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Operations Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Operations Manager according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  26%

        Background check:  22%

        One on one interview:  22%

        Personality test:  7%

        IQ intelligence test:  7%

        Presentation:  4%

        Group panel interview:  4%

        Drug test:  4%

        Skills test:  4%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(1565) ;
        2. Copy and Print Associate(452) ;
        3. General Manager(298) ;
        4. Sales Manager(297) ;
        5. Cashier(285) ;
        6. Sales Associate/Cashier(271) ;
        7. Print and Marketing Associate(267) ;
        8. EasyTech Associate(256) ;
        9. Retail Sales Associate(214) ;
        10. Copy Center Associate(159) ;
        11. B2B Sales Consultant(154) ;
        12. Easy Tech Sales Associate(150) ;
        13. Account Manager(147) ;
        14. Tech Associate(146) ;
        15. Customer Service Representative(131) .


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