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 weeks. I interviewed at Gap (Charlotte, NC) in May 2011
Interview
The Customer Experience Manager called me a couple of weeks after I applied online to come in for a group interview the next morning. She and the Store Manager conducted the interview with five of us in a storage room in the back of the store. They told us from the beginning that the interview was casual and informal, mostly just to get to know us. It felt more like a conversation than an interview. Everyone in the store seemed really relaxed and happy. I felt pretty good about the interview, even though I have limited retail experience. The managers really seemed interested in us and mainly asked questions about our personalities, style of work, and interests.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe a time when you worked as a team to achieve a goal. How did you contribute and how well did you work together?
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.