Retail Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at The Hershey Company with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Representative roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 157 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Hershey Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Hershey Company as a Retail Sales Representative according to 157 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 12%
Drug test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2011
Interview
First had a phone interview with the recruiter only about a 15 min conversation, passed that round then next had a second phone interview with a Manager lasted about 30 minutes STAR format. Why Hershey's? Are you open to relocation?Describe a difficult customer you have had to deal with, ect. Then I was set up for a field day which they rushed me into the next day so I had to take the day off work, because I didn't want to miss the opportunity. After field day I was contacted by the recruiter again saying that I made it to th e final interview and I had to fly out in two days to meet the Sales Manager of that district. Once again I re-arranged my schedule to make it to the final interview, good experience with flight, hotel, ect. Meet the Sales Manager and the part-time manager. Just more STAR format interview questions read right off a sheet of paper. I felt comfortable and I know that I would have killed at this job, because it's not too much sales mainly stocking inventory. Didn't hear back for 3 weeks that I wasn't selected, I was very dissapointed and I kept e-mailing HR to find out my status for being so rushed on for ride along and final interview. It seems like the RSR position they mainly hire females. I have never seen a male RSR,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time where you had a boss that you didn't get along with give the answer in Star Format.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Hershey Company (Houston, TX)
Interview
The first step was an in person interview
with HR and the hiring manager. You also did a ride along with one of their Sales Reps to see if the position would actually be a good fit for you and if you would be a good fit for the company. The rep evaluates you and advises management if you should move forward in the interview process, etc. Not certain if the process has changed.
I had multiple virtual interviews with friendly employees. After those, I had a field interview where I shadowed an employee in the role I had applied for. That is when I realized the job wasn't for me, though the employee I shadowed seemed to really enjoy his job. The interview process wasn't overly drawn out, it was straight forward, and I have no complaints.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I can't fully remember, but they did ask a STAR question
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at The Hershey Company in Apr 2022
Interview
I had an Interview with a 3rd party screener, then interview with manager, then I had a shadow day where I followed a rep around. Did not hear back for weeks after shadow day so I accepted a different job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in working for our company?