Retail 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Associate roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Retail Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Other: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Staples (Tampa, FL) in Nov 2020
Interview
Easy, was able to go through the interview in one piece. Hiring Manager was late to meeting and had to wait a bit for it. Overall, it was about 30 minutes and had basic interview questions
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Staples
Interview
Preceded by a 20 minute phone call interview. Ended with an In-person interview at the store with the store manager. Lasted 30 minutes with the assistant manager listening in and given an offer letter via email the next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How well do I work with others?
What customer experience I have to that point.
How would I handle an unsatisfied customer.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Staples (Spokane, WA) in Jul 2023
Interview
Pretty average, the interviewer didn't know my age even though I entered my birthday on the website. I got the job position rejected cause I was a minor at the time