Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Dollar General with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dollar General overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dollar General as a Retail Sales Associate according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
Drug test: 11%
Personality test: 8%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Dollar General (Greenup, KY) in Dec 2015
Interview
I applied online. After, a week of not hearing anything I called the store to see if they had a chance to pull my application and review it. However, it took over a week for me to even get through as the phone was constantly busy. Nevertheless, I was informed that they were not currently hiring even though they had the sign still posted that they were. Two weeks later I get a call telling me to be there at a certain time and day for the interview. When, I showed up for the interview I had to wait as they were giving back to back interviews all day.
The process in general was easy and they walked me around the store to give me an idea of day to day job responsibilities and duties that were excepted to be done during the shift. However, after finding out that they were only hiring for 4 hours a week (because of cutting hours) and that I was expected to drop everything and go to a different store if they called that it would be impossible as I have a child. I was informed that if they called me to work and I didn't work that I would lose even more hours. I don't think they value or put a value on the meaning of family/work balance. If I was to accept a job based on these terms I would expect to earn more than minimum wage and receive more than four hours a week. As, a parent there is no way for anyone to make any type of living off that.
Short and simple, wanted to know my skills and interests. Asked me about my availability. Didn't take too long, probably the easiest interview I've had. Easy even for those without work experience.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Dollar General (West Point, GA) in Jun 2024
Interview
Assistant Manager or Manager comes around and talks to you about what it's like to work at the location. They will ask you several questions, and then the interview ends.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This job is mainly restocking with a little bit of cashier work, are you comfortable with that?
The interview process at Dollar General was very simple. The hiring manager asked basic questions such as background in retail, challenges experienced in previous positions and overall weaknesses. The process was not difficult at all.