I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at J. Crew (Plymouth Meeting, PA) in Mar 2014
Interview
Went into the store to meet a manager and get an application. Returned to turn in in and received a phone call a few weeks later. Asked general interview questions and was overall pretty straightforward. Felt mostly like a conversation where the manager wanted to get to know me and why I wanted to work in retail. Was offered a job on the spot. Returned to fill out paperwork and begin the onboarding process.
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 352 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 352 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Background check: 24%
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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