I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at JCPenney (Baton Rouge, LA) in Jun 2021
Interview
Organize clothes on the rack neatly within 5 minutes, it's timed, each person is assigned their own rack, and then assessed by one of the hiring people.
While sitting in a circle with other people tell about yourself: your education, hobbies, interesting facts about yourself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself?
Organize this messy rack in 5 minutes
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at JCPenney (Victorville, CA) in Mar 2022
Interview
Firstly we had to sign in on a paper and wait for our names to be called, this was a group interview so we would be led as a group to an interviewing room where we were sat down and asked questions.
Got there, waited 20 minutes. Got in the room, they asked a few basic questions about myself. Then they ask questions about some store situations and how you would handle them. Even if you get them wrong theyre okay with it.
Store Associate 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Store Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 8%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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