Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Vans with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Store Manager according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 20%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vans
Interview
I went through 3 interviews during the process. One with another store manager, another with the district manager, and another with the regional manager. After going through all 3 interviews (which were in multiple places), I had to wait for them to run a background check on me. The entire process took almost a month to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Everything was pretty straight forward interview questions. Nothing unexpected or "weird". They asked a lot of questions about how I relate to the brand and why I liked Vans in particular. There were quite a few situational questions like "tell me about a time when you did this" or "walk me through your process for this".
Lots of situational questions - both hypothetical and actual - to gauge how well you do in specific situations. Not intimidating. I had an interview with my area manager and then a short convo with regional manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a mistake you made you wish you can take back or do differently?
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Vans (Norfolk, VA)
Interview
Recruiter or the District manager. Possible peer store manager. Likely another district manager and then the regional manager. Took less than 2 weeks. Not a complicated process. Pretty standard for a store manager.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Vans (Madrid) in Mar 2025
Interview
El proceso de selección fue muy bueno y me sentí muy cómodo.
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