I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at World Market (Saint Louis, MO) in Apr 2014
Interview
Applied online, got a phone call the next day to schedule an interview (group interview, which turned out to be me and one other girl). Two of the managers asked basic questions. Had us go through the store and pick out one item and try to "sell it" to them. Then told us that they would e-mail us to schedule a one-on-one with the general manager. Came back for the one-on-one and mostly asked questions about time, schedule, what I would do once school started again. And then at the end she said she would e-mail me the job offer that evening. Boom.
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%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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