Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 362 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 Associate according to 362 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Background check: 16%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Staples in Jan 2014
Interview
Instead of applying to the company directly, I was sent to a third party service for screening and pre-training. Once you complete the "pre-training" (which was really just company orientation materials), there's an assessment test. Then you may or may not get an email from the store manager. If you do get an email from the store manager and follow up promptly, they may not return the courtesy.
Attempting to speak with someone in store was also frustrating. I had to wait 15 minutes to speak with a manager who told me they would call to set up an interview. Call they did, and the interview was set. I arrived at the scheduled time only to find that the interviewing manager had thought the interview an hour later and I was made to wait (thankfully not the full hour).
The manager who interviewed me seemed like a genuine, if overworked individual. The interview went well until the manager revealed that he required a completely open availability and that the position would not exceed 25 hours.
when i arrived there, the manager was very nice and welcoming and it went very smoothly,i arrived on time and i was early to the interview.He also asked me questions like my availability, my schooling, what made me interested in working with staples and what i hope to achieve in the long run
The interview was very informative and well conducted. The time spent was appropriate and the questions were consistent with my experience at other interviews. The person conducting the interview was professional
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in changing industries an why are you interested in this particular position?
Simple and easy, encouraged for part-time jobs and with a good team enviornment. flexible schedule as well helped with part-time university/school schedules. It was a good experience and reccomended for retail opportunities