Online quiz basically decides everything but I was told you should have very strong opinions either way (strongly agree or strongly disagree) in order to have a chance at being interviewed
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CVS (Des Moines, IA) in Apr 2024
Interview
In person interview with store manager where we discussed my previous sales roles and how that would transfer. Additionally, I met with a few other members of staff to get their experience of the company and store.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at CVS (Forest Hills, NY) in Sep 2023
Interview
They treated it like a professional interview. "Tell me about yourself, where do you see yourself in 5 years?, why do you think you are the best fit for this company?, etc." It was 30 minutes long. The manager made me wait so long for our scheduled interview
Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at CVS with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CVS overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CVS as a Retail Sales Associate according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Background check: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
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