The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in Jan 2010
Interview
They asked me why I wanted to work at William-Sonoma. They asked me about my skill set. They asked me if I cook or if I had ever taken cooking classes in my life. They asked me if I was or intended to be knowledgeable about cooking. They asked me if I could wrap. They asked me if I could wash dishes. They said that if I work there I have to work a closing or opening shift at least once a week.
phone call 10 mins asked about job experience and asked about availability and why i wanna work there. lady was very nice and friendly. called at a time that suited me. didn’t hear back
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Westfield, NJ)
Interview
Very easygoing, laid back process. Asked about prior experience and level of comfort in selling higher end products. Overall it was not a difficult interview by any means and i recommend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when a customer was unhappy and how you dealt with that?
I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Short Hills, NJ)
Interview
Easy, it was fine. Went in and had the interview. Talked a bit. Everyone was nice. Only had one round. It felt like just a conversation and they appreciated my bubbly energy.
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 47 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. as a Sales Associate according to 47 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Group panel interview: 18%
Background check: 12%
Presentation: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
Skills test: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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