Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at J. Jill with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at J. Jill overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at J. Jill as a Store Manager according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 30%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at J. Jill in Dec 2016
Interview
Initially contacted by recruiter. Had phone interview with her. afterwards an in person interview was set up with the district manager. After that interview, contacted by recruiter again to set up final interview with regional director.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at J. Jill in Aug 2022
Interview
My interview was really easy going, I had an interview with the regional manager, not even a week later I had my interview with the district manager. The interview lasted about an hour each, a lot of the time I felt as if we were bonding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
“Tell me about yourself?”
“Why J. Jill?”
“How many people have you managed before?”
“How would you be able to sell at J. Jill, when what you do now is so different?”
Had five interviews - one with regional manager, one with store manager at a different location than I would work, one with regional manager's boss, another interview with regional manager, and then offered position.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at J. Jill (McLean, VA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Met with the district manager and the regional manager. It was very casual. The interview was less than an hour and I received an offer in less than a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What fashion magazines do I read for inspiration? How do you deal with an under performing employee? How do you motivate a top performer?