I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company in Sep 2014
Interview
I applied then got an email to schedule a phone interview. I completed the phone interview and was asked to complete the video interview within three days. I completed the video interview and got an email the next day to schedule a field day. I attended the field day and got an email the next day asking me to attend an in person interview with the District Manager. I got an email the next day saying it went great and I would have one final phone interview with the Regional Manager for my desired location. I was told it would last an hour. The Regional Manager asked me two questions, which my answers were extremely strong for, then ended the interview. It lasted fifteen minutes. He did not even give me the respect of a full interview. Then, they said I would hear back in one week. When I did not hear back, I emailed the HR rep I was working with. Three days later on a Sunday night, I got a system generated rejection email. After five interviews, I was not even given the decency of a personal email. Even after the HR rep and my interviewers all had told me how much they liked me and thought I was a great fit. So, I was extremely confused by this. I decided to email the HR rep, say thank you for your time and consideration, what did I do wrong so I can improve for next time? It has been a month and I never got a response. I think that was extremely rude and disrespectful. I believe the organization has a lot to learn on professionalism. Then again, why would I want to work for a company that treats potential employees this way?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard STAR model questions. Be prepared to know about Hershey's and have solid examples for typical interview questions. Also, have examples tailored to sales specific questions.
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?
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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