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 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
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.
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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