The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Buckle (Lombard, IL) in Jun 2010
Interview
Got an automated email the same day I applied on their website, which instructed me to call the store # to contact the manager to arrange an interview. Set it up for a week later and drove out to the store then. The interview was around 1pm on a weekday (can't remember which day!) and nobody at the store when I walked in, besides the manager and a sales associate. She took me to the corner of the store, which she just looked at my application and resume and asked basic questions.
I feel that she perhaps saw me as overqualified, as I just got my Bachelor's degree last may and seeking to get hired somewhere for experience. Normally this is a store where college students at community college work at. She really asked me alot of questions regarding career goals, classes I took in college, and really pressed on why I transfered to another college (for the record, I didn't flunk out!). She didn't seem to take much of an interest in me from the get go, it felt like and decided on her decision right when I walked through the door as I was dressed casually in black dress pants, black shoes, and white striped button down shirt....didn't want to be too formal as if I'm working on wall street.
Super quick and easy. The woman who interviews me was very kind and understanding to it being my first retail job. I was offered a job on the spot and was able to ask any lingering questions I had about the role and profession.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How well do you do interacting with people you do not know?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Buckle (Little Rock, AR) in Mar 2026
Interview
Very simple. No behaviour questions. It was basically all about me. We talked about hobbies, availability, college plans. It was like a fun conversation and not a hard, daunting, scary interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Buckle (Lima, OH)
Interview
They bring you in to ask basic interview questions. Make sure you completely dress the part. I was told before the interview by an associate that I should wear clothes they sell there. She didn't go into detail but I take that as they won't hire you if you don't.
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at The Buckle with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 262 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Buckle overall takes an average of 7 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Buckle as a Sales Associate according to 262 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 54%
Personality test: 15%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 4%
Phone interview: 3%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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