I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Staples (Laval, QC) in Aug 2014
Interview
Bring you into a room and and ask you
Questions, normally it is only one person performing the interview. Once the interview is over they call you a 1-2 weeks later to tell you if you have the job
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Staples in Jan 2023
Interview
He was informed of ahead time that I lacked experience because I'm currently a senior in undergraduate, but he consistently kept mentioning it. In addition, Interviewer kept interrupting me. The interview only lasted for approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
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Question 1
He was informed of ahead time that I lacked experience because I'm currently a senior in undergraduate, but he consistently kept mentioning it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2021
Interview
First and second interviews are not too extensive but ask you questions about why you want to go into sales. Both of my interviews were over zoom and I felt like I connected well with both people. Must do research beforehand because they will ask what you know about staples
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Staples
Interview
Pretty good met with sales manager and spoke about my resume. He asked about my sales experience and my schooling activities. We did a few mock sales situations to see how I would react.
Sales Representative 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 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 11 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 Sales Representative according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 28%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Skills test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 6%
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