Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Gap with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 830 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Gap overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Gap as a Sales Associate according to 830 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 19%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 8%
Phone interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Gap (McAllen, TX) in Nov 2012
Interview
I applied on a Friday afternoon, they called me in for an interview the following Monday afternoon. You don't necessarily have to go dresses professionally for the interview. You go in your own style and add layers, a lot of Gap clothing is simple and basic and they want to see you can play around with style by layering anything. It was a group interview,There were four of us, two didn't show up. Questions they asked were mostly all about customer service! They had one or two scenarios. My advice is too be bubbly and outgoing, they don't want to hire quiet shy people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One thing we had to do is go out and find an outfit for a guy in any occasion. Make sure to LAYER!! Be descriptive when you have to describe why you chose the things you picked out.
Group interview with other candidates with the store manager. Arrive at the store and wait for other candidates. Then interview happens in break room and it lasted roughly about 30-60minutes
It was a group interview of about 10-12 people. If I remember correctly they take you to the back, the stock room, and ask almost everyone the same question. The interview lasted about 30 minutes.
It was very easy, one in person interview with the general manager and then I was accepted! Mainly personality and behavioral questions were asked, and I think enthusiasm on my end helped the most.