I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Staples
Interview
Planning is well developed, only took 2 days for the process, the salary pay can be challenging it all depends on your experience. They are aggressive on asking question about previous employers.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Staples (Dallas-Fort Worth) in May 2025
Interview
Had three interviews that I thought went well but then I was ghosted. Sent a follow up email to the district manager, no response after 2 weeks. Follow up could obviously be better.
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples (Knoxville, TN) in Jan 2016
Interview
I had a phone interview or screening interview with HR from their corporate office. She had some questions regarding my resume and salary expectations. She only asked 3 or 4 regular interview questions. None of the questions were to in depth. Overall the interview was not difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you gave outstanding customer service?
Assistant Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Store Manager roles take an average of 9 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 Assistant Store Manager according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
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