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. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Michaels (Dulles, VA) in Jul 2015
Interview
I applied online and got a call a couple days later from the manager. I came in for an interview the next week and it took about 15 minutes. He asked basic questions but since it was my first job interview, I was very vague about my answers. He was a really chill manager and explained how he liked to manage his employees. He was a huge advocate for the little family he had put together in the store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple questions like "tell me about yourself", "if a customer thought you were being bothersome, what would you do?", and "tell me about a time you received bad customer service". The last question he asked me was "What's the number one reason I should hire you today?"
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.