Assistant Manager applicants have rated the interview process at J. Crew with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 24 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at J. Crew overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at J. Crew as a Assistant Manager according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 22%
Drug test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at J. Crew (Byron Center, MI) in Apr 2017
Interview
Arrived at the store, went up to an associate to inform them I was there for an interview and the associate "shushed" me for apparently talking above a library voice level because I certainly wasn't yelling at her. I had to wait for several minutes as the Store Manager was helping a customer while other associates stood around. Once the Store Manager was ready went to the back room and No notes were taken and she didn't have questions prepared and that's when I knew the interview was for show. Found out at the end that they had an internal application that hadn't been interviewed yet, so my time was completely wasted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a busy day with lots of tasks to finish
Pretty straightforward, know the brand values, their style and competitors. Have in mind how you would style a customer and the questions you would ask them. Also know your managing style and words to describe it.
Professional and fairly simple. I didn't feel like there were many curve ball questions. It helped that I had previous experience in the position in a different company. At the time, it was a helpful position to accept.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
(It's been years, but I believe some questions were standard...) How do handle certain situations...
Store interview then regional. In person or phone/zoom. Must make it past first store interview to move on to next. Short in length of time. Typical questions. Friendly demeanor by interviewer.