Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Lids with 2 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 56.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 35 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lids overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lids as a Sales Associate according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Phone interview: 8%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Lids
Interview
Awful. One of the managers that worked there took a liking to me and insisted that I quit my job and work with them. After little consideration (they were going to pay me more and better hours), i decided yeah why the hell not! The manager liked me so much that he even let me in on a secret of the application process, there was a green folder for "good" applicants and a red folder for "bad" applicants. If the employee who is handed an application by an applicant, he shortly goes over the application and if you see errors that would portray a "bad" employee, toss it in the red folder where it will never be looked at again. Unless of course the applicant comes back and asks what happened, they have it on file as required by law. The funny part is i never recieved a phone call or any progressive steps in the application process. I guess i go into the red folder even though whenevr i came back it was in the green folder.
I applied online. I interviewed at Lids (Lakewood, CA)
Interview
Process: Quick and straightforward. Met with the store manager for a one-on-one interview. The whole process took about 15-20 minutes and you will usually be told that day or the next day if you got the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have experience in sales or customer service?
Are you familiar with hat sizing and brands?
How would you approach a customer who just walked in?
Great process. Very seamless process. From beginning to end it was very easy to apply and then the day of the interview with the hiring manager that was on site at the location of the interview
Walked around the area and discussed the job in detail. Was told how to act around customers and what to do during intense situations. The manager asked me to talk about a skill that'll help with the job but isn't on my resume.