Beauty Advisor 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 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Beauty Advisor roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 13 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 Beauty Advisor according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Drug test: 17%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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They first sat me down and guaged my availability. Then we spoke about what my strengths were and they asked me how my status as a student could hinder my schedule. They were very nice and very accommodating.
After a phone scheduling, I was quickly called into office to be interviewed by an HR and beauty manager. Took about 2 weeks after application. Typical questions off a paper questionnaire, nothing difficult
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Question 1
“Tell me something about you that’s not on your resume”
I applied online. I interviewed at JCPenney (Houston, TX)
Interview
The interview was smooth and professional. They asked me about my past retail experience, how I describe myself and my knowledge in the beauty industry. They will give me a phone call soon for the offer.