I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at J. Crew (Braintree, MA) in Nov 2013
Interview
The hiring process was relatively easy. I was hired as seasonal so it was initially a group interview. I believe it was moreso to evaluate our appearance and ability to sell. The initial interview was more informational and then I had a separate interview with the Store Manager. She asked me typical questions about selling such as tell me a situation when you went above and beyond the call of duty...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All of the questions are canned questions so they were relatively easy...how do you handle conflict, etc...
I applied in-person. I interviewed at J. Crew (Grand Prairie, TX)
Interview
Lovely interview with the then assistant manager. Just connect showing your bubbly personality and talk maturely about your former job experience.
It ran for about 30-35 mins yet felt as if time flew by due to great conversation.
Great retail job. Requires alot of connecting with customers, even styling them in the fit rooms. But also remember EVERYONES EXPERIENCE is different
Easy, Basic Questions with the store manager. Just ask about previous experience and your availability. Why you want to work there. Met with the store manager and asked questions outside of the store.
the interview was entirely behavioral and very casual/conversational. mostly just how you would handle customer interactions and selling the credit card. i would highly recommend working there and interviewing. very similar to other retail interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how comfortable are you with selling a credit card at checkout and how would you go about it?
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at J. Crew with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.5% 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 351 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 Sales Associate according to 351 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Background check: 23%
Drug test: 9%
Phone interview: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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