I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dollar Tree (Largo, MD) in Aug 2014
Interview
Handed in Application printed out from website to in Store Associates, later received call to schedule interview with Store Manager. Interview consisted of first bringing required documents to check for legal ability to work, then of retail experience and ability to respond to customers, as well as future plans.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How long do you plan to work at Dollar Tree if hired?
Since my manager needed employees to help prepare the new store, this interview went fairly easy and did not involve much questions. She asked me about my availability and informed me of the dress code.
The interview process tends to be easy overall; the most important things to speak about the hours of availability and to discuss customer service skills as well. These things will surely help to secure a store associate job at Dollar Tree.
bad process, as expected from this company. do not recommend for the salary they pay it is not worth it. work hours are terrible, no perspective, goals are unrealistic. hard labor that pays nothing and destroys your health long term
Store Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Dollar Tree with 1.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dollar Tree overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dollar Tree as a Store Associate according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Drug test: 17%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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