Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Teavana with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 48 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Teavana overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Teavana as a Sales Associate according to 48 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Phone interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
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I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Teavana (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2012
Interview
Very informal. Ask some behavioral questions and prior sales experience. They also seem to look for cultural fit in terms of having an energetic personality, loving tea (though some of my colleagues hated tea and only drank coffee...), and if you're willing to sell a lot. To be honest, the interviews are so subjective, you'll probably get the job easily if you're likable and seem well put together. The main thing the store manager is concerned about is hiring someone who can sell tea and make goal. Of course, likable people who appear smart will have higher probability of doing so.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Teavana (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
The manager was on time and kind. He asked common interview questions and a few advanced because he was trying to see if I would be a good fit for a manager position given my experience. I asked how I did after and he gave a very honest answer which I always really appreciate
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a sales associate wasn't meeting their sales goals?
Very quick interview, not very in depth when it came to my prior experiences. Polite and direct, very clear in laying out the expectations and the requirements of the job.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Teavana (Wellington, FL)
Interview
The interview process wasn't long or tedious. It took only one interview because the Assistant Manager was out of town assisting another storm. The longest part was waiting for the background check
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you passionate about?
Tell me about yourself?
What is your favorite color?