Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Michaels with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 179 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Michaels overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Michaels as a Sales Associate according to 179 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Michaels (Phoenix, AZ) in May 2016
Interview
I was called a few weeks after applying, and the manager who called me to ask me to come in for an interview didn't speak very clearly, and it was pretty noisy in the background. I was thankfully able to figure out that it was Michaels calling for an interview, and I was able to make out the time and day he wanted to interview me. This manager was not one of my favorites, he was a bit teasing and he asked me a few questions to sort of test me, like to see if I'd been listening well on the phone call. It was a little bit uncomfortable, but I managed to impress him by being enthusiastic about art and my knowledge of art supplies (it helped a LOT that I've been really into art since I was a kid, and that I'm an art minor, they wanted employees who had some knowledge of the products they were selling).
describe a challenging moment in your career and how you reacted to it. I said one time i had a conflict with someone and then we were able to resolve it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Michaels (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2025
Interview
Done over the phone, just a simple phone screening talking with the Store Manager. It was fairly short, only around 15-20 minutes. The manager asked about experience on my resume, as well as my availability.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Michaels (Sequim, WA) in Oct 2025
Interview
Easy. I walked in the store to ask if they had any job openings, and the manager interviewed me on the spot, and offered me a job. I submitted an application afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What I was looking for in a job, and if I had any experience in framing.