Commissioned Sales Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Commissioned Sales Specialist roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at JCPenney overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at JCPenney as a Commissioned Sales Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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The process took 1 day. I interviewed at JCPenney (New York, NY) in Jul 2011
Interview
They left a message on my phone and asked to called and scheduled an interview which I did. On the interveiew day, i had on one with a guy i forgot to ask his name. He offered me chocolate to break the ice but ideclined. the first question was why do i want work for JC penny. I told him and he ask what does a project manager do which was my previous position. Then we had chat about salary and my availabity. Tha was it. He told me the sales people will get in touch.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at JCPenney (Hartford, CT) in Feb 2015
Interview
I applied online, and was called within a couple days for a phone interview. I was asked basic skills and job oriented questions regarding my work history, and then asked to come in for an in-person interview. I was very impressed with the extremely positive attitude of the HR person, and the interview went well. I was asked more questions along the same lines as before, and was given a chance to ask some questions of my own. Overall, a very good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation in which you had to deal with an angry customer.