Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Journeys with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 259 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Journeys overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Journeys as a Sales Associate according to 259 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Group panel interview: 18%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 4%
Phone interview: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Journeys in Oct 2011
Interview
First, Journeys gets a TON of applicants. The best way to get a job is to go in and get an application in person. When you do, ask if the manager's available and introduce yourself. A great line is, "My name is ___, I love your store and have open availability. I'll bring this back shortly." Then LEAVE. Do not sit there and fill it out like Will Smith in Men in Black. Go down to a nice clean area and fill it out. Bring it back to the manager you spoke with, thank them and leave.
Do not stay around the store and talk to the manager unless they're asking you questions. Try to remain this nice blur in their mind until you land an interview. If you don't get a call, go back to the store a week later and ask if you could interview with them sometime.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The sad part is that the questions are written poorly by corporate for the managers. Most ask about past sales experience while 75% of the applicants are high school kids with no experience. If you are a highschooler with no experience, good luck. Hopefully the manager is smart and has re-written the questions to reflect on your school activities instead. If not, relate questions to your schoolwork.
It includes an interview with one of their managers with behavioral and experience based interview questions. They may ask for a phone screening with a manager as well. The whole process shouldn't take more than a few weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask about availability throughout the week and on weekends.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Journeys
Interview
It was quick and easy. Applied and got a call back 2 days later asking me why I wanted to work there and my availability. Then set up an in person interview which took around 10 minutes.
Quick 30 minute conversation. Pretty straightforward. As long as you seem like you can talk to people and are responsible you’ll be fine. Since it’s entry level they didn’t ask too much about past work experience.