I applied online. I interviewed at J. Jill (Worcester, MA) in Feb 2017
Interview
Multiple interviews were held via zoom . The first was with the District Manager, then the second round is with the Regional manager. That one is held remotely. A recruiter did most of the ore-work for the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about you and your story? What led you here? Why J.Jill??
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?
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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