Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at HomeGoods with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 131 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HomeGoods overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HomeGoods as a Sales Associate according to 131 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Drug test: 10%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Phone interview: 3%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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It was like a standard interview, mostly conversational and straightforward. They asked basic questions about my previous work experience, availability, and how I handle common situations in a retail environment. For example, they wanted to know how I would deal with a difficult customer or work as part of a team. Overall, the tone was friendly, and the focus was on assessing if I would fit well with the store culture and handle day-to-day responsibilities effectively.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when a customer was giving you trouble.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HomeGoods (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Interview
Extremely easy and stress free, went in there much more prepared and nervous than I had to be. Didn't feel very traditional interview style felt much more like a conversation...a little awkward at first but then would get off on tangents about random stuff and laugh about being so far off track.
They first called me on the phone to schedule an interview. I went in and it was very casual, we just sat inside the store. Very casual, tell me about yourself questions.
Received a phone call for an interview. Answered basic interview questions like strengths and weaknesses, availability, and discussed pay. We discussed responsibilities and expectations and why I’d want to work there. Overall, it was an easy process.