Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Walmart with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 1,190 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Walmart overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Walmart as a Sales Associate according to 1,190 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Drug test: 21%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 7%
Phone interview: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Walmart (Madison, WI) in May 2010
Interview
Applied in store. Within a week I was called in for a an interview. I interviewed for the pet department. Manager was impressed with my experience and knowledge with animals. Manager was friendly and engaging. I felt very comfortable and he made me want to work for walmart. I felt good about the whole situation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple customer service related questions. Really keyed on how you will make the customers happy and how you will encourage sales of promotional products.
Phone interview and then asked to come in for in person interview. The hiring manager asked typical interview questions. Why do you want to work here? And asked bout scheduling availability,
There was a lot of questions but overall it went pretty decent. They were your standard interview questions. I am happy with the outcome but maybe I could do better next time.
Solid and very well informative process. It was straightforward and well put together. I really enjoyed the people that I interacted with and ultimately chose another route due to time constraints.