I applied online. The process took 3+ months. I interviewed at The Vitamin Shoppe in Jan 2009
Interview
Months after responding to a job ad, I was called by the District Manager who asked if I was interested in an interview. The interview took place at a hotel, where I was asked experience based questions. They want specific answers about specific actions your took in specific instances. Never say "I would" or else your answer is void. I did almost all of the talking. After that, I didn't hear back for a couple weeks so I called the DM back and asked if I was still a candidate. To my surprise, I was told that I was currently the ONLY candidate, and I would be doing a phone interview with the Regional Manager soon. After the phone interview, I met the Regional Manager and District Manager at a store, and was given an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you developed an employee
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at The Vitamin Shoppe
Interview
A little clunky, but not enough to deter you from going through the process. Several interview tiers to go through for a retail position, in my opinion. Phone screen, then multiple interviews with various members of upper management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions around different customer service scenarios.
Easy and fast. Couldnt be any easier. Ask easy questions i think the easiness of the interview
They ask easy questions and get to the point. The questions are based in manger skills and store outlook
I applied in-person. I interviewed at The Vitamin Shoppe
Interview
Interview with DM and Regional Manager, Understand P&L, customer focus and offering additional products. Connecting with customers is key to success on the store level to increase profitability of the store. Knowing and owning the business is very important. Identifying customer needs and having an attitude of helping will get you far. Be sure to ask open ended questions to customers to identify their needs. The experience was comfortable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe business acumen?
Tell us about you past customer relations.
What selling experience do you have?
How do you connect with customers to provide the best experience?
What retail management do you have?
Are you familiar with sales reports?
Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at The Vitamin Shoppe with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Vitamin Shoppe overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Vitamin Shoppe as a Store Manager according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 3%
Group panel interview: 1%
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