Visual Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 1.9 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 Visual Merchandiser roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Visual Merchandiser according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 19%
Group panel interview: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at JCPenney in Nov 2012
Interview
I applied online a month before I was called for an interiew. I was interiewed by the store manager. He didn't ask me any interviewing questions. He only asked questions about previous jobs I had. Took less than 3 min! I was hired on the spot.
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Other Visual Merchandiser Interview Reviews for JCPenney
I initially applied for visual merchandising position but was told during the interview was actually for a sales associate position. One of the managers told me that they used different headings on the online helped wanted ads but interviewed everyone for the same position ( cashier).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
he questions were your standard "why do you want to work here" and "how do you handle a rude customer".
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at JCPenney (Plano, TX) in Jul 2017
Interview
One phone interview and one skype interview. They were very quick and made sure to not waste your time and their HR team was very efficient and helpful, which made the process easier.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at JCPenney (Gaithersburg, MD) in Jul 2017
Interview
the interview was a group interview. Most of the candidates did not dress professional, I did. Very easy interview. we just did group activities then they decided who they wanted and had a brief one on one interview.