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Vans interviews FAQs
Retail Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Vans with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Store Manager roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Vans overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Vans as a Retail Store Manager according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vans (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2012
Interview
Interview with District manager, regional manager, lost prevention manager, store director, and then the offer from District manager after background is submitted. You place information inn, when they send you a generated email from VF.
in person, virtual over phone/video conference; one other interviewer was there taking notes. Most of the interview happens before you even start the interview as side conversation but they are gauging your interaction with others.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to make a difficult decision what did you do and what was the outcome.
Only have an interview multiple times with the same person. Seems to be a little tedious as you don’t really get to show off your full skill set as most of the answers are recorded and then reviewed by interviewee and they ask the same questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Vans in Jan 2021
Interview
My interview with Vans was conducted through HireVue and my responses were recorded as video segments. This process was impersonal and didn’t give me a chance to fully show the company who I am as a person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you faced a difficult situation at work and how you overcame it. What did you learn from this experience?