Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Talbots with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.5% 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 67 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Talbots overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Talbots as a Sales Associate according to 67 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 57%
Background check: 16%
Phone interview: 6%
Skills test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Talbots (Durham, NC) in Sep 2011
Interview
I saw their opening posted within the Mall's online career portal. I picked up an application and turned it in the next day to the stores manager. They called me the next day to schedule an interview time. The interview was 1on1 with the hiring manager. only about 30 mins. we first went over my career background ( customer service based) and then she went over the stores need. after going over what positions were available I decided to take the sales support role due to only wanting a PT position as this would ensure I'm not held to the same sales goals as the sales associates are. my references were checked the next day, I received a call offering me the position that same day.
i had total of three rounds. first was through over phone. second one in person to know more about experience and last to discuss resposibilities and details. everything was directly with the store manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
first questions was previous experience and then ability to acheive targets
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Talbots (Rocky Mount, NC) in Sep 2024
Interview
The manager was really friendly, very much a people's person. Made me very comfortable and ease my nerves
They explained the responsibilities of the role and some expectations such as greeting customers and interacting with them. Overall a very good experience
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Talbots (Springfield, IL) in Aug 2023
Interview
Great, loved the manager . She was very professional and transparent about what they could offer . I appreciated her candor and enjoyed our conversation. Seems like a great place to work