Seasonal Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Toys "R" Us with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Seasonal Sales Associate roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 92 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Toys "R" Us overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Toys "R" Us as a Seasonal Sales Associate according to 92 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
Background check: 18%
One on one interview: 16%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 7%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 0%
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I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Toys "R" Us (London, England) in Oct 2014
Interview
Okay so the interview took place a few days ago. I got there too early so ended up roaming around the store for a while. Eventually we were taken upstairs to a lunch room of sorts and asked to wait. As the group was pretty big (18 or so altogether), we were split into two.
The interviewer took us to another room where she spoke a bit about the company and about what they wanted from us as employees. We were then paired up and was given two minutes to get to know our partner then relay that information back to the group. Pretty simple.
We then were separated again into groups of three and were given ten minutes to come up with a poster (minds blank on what it was for) but the activity again was pretty straight forward. Afterwards we had to present it to the group as a team.
And finally we were asked to grab a toy from the table and try and sell it to the group. That was the worst past for me because I suddenly got really nervous but powered through anyway.
Once that was over we were all taken into the lunch room again and asked to wait while they interviewed us one by one. I was a little nervous here because I read on this site the the first ones to be called were likely to be dismissed/not get the job and I was called in second.
The interview itself was really brief and she just over little details from my application form and CV. She also asked who from the group do I feel should get a job (myself excluded). The one-on-one lasted no more than ten minutes and that was it.
I was pretty down because I thought I blew it during the 'selling toy' section but the next day I got a call asking to come in for a trial.
Fast forward a couple of days and I was back in the lunch room waiting with three other people who I'd seen during the group interview. We were given a t-shirt and assigned a section to work in for fifteen minutes or so. After half an hour of working on the shop floor we were taken back into a room and told straight up that we all got the job!
That was today. Waiting to hear from them with my starting date. Hope this helps someone.
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Question 1
Who from the group do you feel deserves this position?
Team interview, relatively simple and pretty fun. Was followed by a quick in person interview. After season a handful were offered full time positions while others were told thank you.
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Question 1
Make a new toy with these LEGO’s and try to sell it
Smooth and very friendly. You can say that it was a fun interview, at first with the human resources manager and the second was with the store manager also. They were both really friendly and it felt like having a normal conversation. I loved working for TRU
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Question 1
What would you do if a friend of yours is trying to rob the store?