Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Macy's with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 2,121 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macy's overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macy's as a Sales Associate according to 2,121 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 8%
Phone interview: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Macy's (Frederick, MD) in Nov 2012
Interview
I applied online and about two days later on a Friday I received an email which said they where interested in interviewing me for the position available and if I was still interested in the job to schedule a interview online at the times they had available. so i went online and they had several different times to chose from. I scheduled for the next day at 2. I went in early which they tell you where to go in a email. i waited like 5 min and the nice lady who was interviewing me arrived and asked me if i had an interview. I said yes and she told me to hold then came back with my paper work in a folder and asked me to come to the back with her. he asked me several questions. where did you previously work ? and I told her. i guess my manager experience caught her eye. what where the duties you had? How would you get a customer to open a Macy's card? If a customer comes up to you looking for a pair of jeans what questions do you ask? After finding the pair of jeans how would you make the sales higher? Name a time where you had to be a leader of a team and the outcome? she asked me how many hrs are you looking for? Then she asked me if i knew about jewelry? she said since i have manager experience she would like for me to be a jewelry sales associate and that position has more hrs available. she asked me if I was comfortable with that position and the pay. i said yes and she put down in the training schedule and that how I was hired :)
Was interviewed for a seasonal position. Was told they have no seasonal positions, once they found out I was a college student. Made no sense to me quickly ended the interview.
The interview process was straightforward and fairly quick. It started with a phone interview from a recruiter or hiring representative who asked general questions about my background, availability, and interest in the role. The tone was professional but conversational, and the interviewer focused on making sure I could handle a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
I had one interview with the store manager and it lasted for about 45 minutes. The interview was all standard behavioral questions. I was offered the job on the spot.