I applied in-person. I interviewed at World Market
Interview
I submitted my application in store and online, and was later called in to interview in person. The questions I was asked were straight forward and the conversation went smoothly. It lasted about 30 minutes and at the end I was told that they would give me a call to set up a time to come in and complete some paperwork. Overall, a very average interviewing process. As long as you prepare answers, you'll be fine!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-What do you know about Cost Plus World Market's history?
-What would your past supervisors say about you?
-How have you handled a difficult customer in the past?
-What skills do you believe you could bring to our team if you were hired?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at World Market (Fort Collins, CO) in Jan 2026
Interview
I was taken to the back and the interview began. The questions were very generic. There was no questions that caught me off guard which was nice. The interview was about 40 minutes long which I thought was shocking but I was nervous at first and the manager made me feel comfortable.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at World Market (Cary, NC) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process was easy and simple. Managers were extremely friendly and kind. They asked very basic questions that were targeted towards your availability and you’re role at the store.
Schedueling conflict. When I showed up the person who was supposed to interview me was not there and someone else had to take over. They seemed unprepared to do conduct an interview.
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at World Market with 2 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 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 102 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at World Market overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at World Market as a Sales Associate according to 102 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Background check: 16%
Group panel interview: 15%
Phone interview: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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