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      Product Consultant Interview

      May 5, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Indianapolis, IN
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at JCPenney (Indianapolis, IN) in Mar 2012

      Interview

      I was called by the Store manager to come in for an interview. I went the next day.We talked for two hours she was very nice and fun.She called the next day to offer me the job but said I had to start the next day. I was happy to get the job and said yes.There was no negotiating just a take it or leave it on the hourly wage. I sat for a week watching videoes with another associate.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What would you do if you knew someone was stealing?
      1 Answer

      Other Product Consultant Interview Reviews for JCPenney

      Product Consultant Interview

      Jun 26, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at JCPenney

      Interview

      Group interview. Interviewer asked questions and whoever wanted to answer first would answer and so on. Standard retail questions were asked like what to do in certain situations so they can see how prepared you’ve are.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why sephora?
      Answer question

      Product Consultant Interview

      Mar 27, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Baltimore, MD
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Baltimore, MD) in Feb 2019

      Interview

      I went through numerous interviews. The manager made me feel very calm and chill. I was offered a position pending a background check. I have no record so this should be a piece of cake right? Nope, my background check was taking seemingly longer than normal and every time I called to check in I was told it hadn’t come back yet/“probably backed up in the system”. Turns out that JCPenny has a 2 week policy where if the check doesn’t come back within that time they move on with another candidate. They never informed me of this and it went on for over a month before they did. Not only that, but turns out my background check did come back in time, they just “weren’t aware of it”. My advice would be to not be afraid to check in and keep the lines of communication open during the hiring process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If you could sell me one product what would it be?
      1 Answer

      Product Consultant Interview

      Apr 12, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Muskegon, MS
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Muskegon, MS) in Mar 2018

      Interview

      It was about 15 minutes long and they kept asking me to work the dock (stock) even though I had applied for sales. My background was and has been in sales so I was confused as to why she wanted me there. When I said no she then proceeded to ask me if I would be interested in a home decor position instead. Not the position I applied for.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Salary minimum?
      1 Answer

      JCPenney interviews FAQs

      • Product Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Product Consultant roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Product Consultant according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Background check:  27%

        One on one interview:  27%

        Group panel interview:  18%

        Personality test:  9%

        Phone interview:  5%

        Presentation:  5%

        Skills test:  4%

        Other:  2%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(2096) ;
        2. Sales Associate/Cashier(491) ;
        3. Cashier(476) ;
        4. Retail Sales Associate(374) ;
        5. Customer Service Associate(253) ;
        6. Customer Service Representative(221) ;
        7. Customer Service Specialist(165) ;
        8. Associate(119) ;
        9. Hair Stylist(116) ;
        10. Supervisor(104) ;
        11. Department Supervisor(103) ;
        12. Operations Associate(100) ;
        13. Manager(98) ;
        14. General Manager(88) ;
        15. Beauty Advisor(79) .


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