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 2 days. I interviewed at Gap (Washington, DC) in Nov 2009
Interview
Invited to interview via phone call from Hiring Manager
Group interview, casual attire okay. Wear your best outfit for a day at work, being in season, fashionable, and 'Gap-chic'. This may help you stand out if you want a merchandising or supervisor position in the future.
You will all fill out some paperwork.
Some role playing in a group setting. Possibilities include:
Being prompted to push a Gap Card to a customer in given scenarios.
Being asked to suggest accessories or add-ons to a customer's purchase
Being asked to describe in detail your outfit your are wearing (another reason to wear a good 'Gap' outfit)
Be outspoken and aggressive, but not overpowering in a group setting. Gap is a team environment. Both your ability to operate well in a group dynamic and how you react to others is being observed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Stand up and model/describe your current outfit. This can be a little intimidating in front of the other candidates.
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.