Sales Manager applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Manager roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Sales Manager according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Skills test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at JCPenney (Kansas City, MO) in Sep 2018
Interview
Very informal. Not tough questions. Just have examples of situations on selling and motivating others. They will see if you are able to give specific examples not general. It is not hard. Tell them the best qualities in the workplace and that you are a team player.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a specific time you had to sell something, either a product or idea. How did you approach them and what did you do to sell the idea.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney in Jun 2014
Interview
Interview with recruiter, store manager and district manager. Process took less than 2 weeks. Overall very efficient and quick process. Average difficulty and was very conversational, not so formal.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at JCPenney (Mayaguez, PR) in Mar 2014
Interview
You interview with the recruiter for the region over the phone or skype. After she deems you good enough, then HR for district and then you speak with the DM and finally store manager.