I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Office Depot (Mount Pleasant, SC) in Jan 2012
Interview
The Hiring manager was nice. although at times he seemed too unsure of himself. Interview was like any other I have been though. I asked if there were room for advancement, he said their may be some room in the future. (Failed to say I had reapply for the position) He was really not interested in my computer repair skills, more focused on my cashier skills.
Other Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Office Depot
The interview is straightforward and customer service focused. It includes questions about past retail experience, handling difficult customers, teamwork, sales goals, cash-register comfort, and schedule flexibility. The hiring manager asks scenario-based questions, explain daily expectations, and upselling of protection plans/services. The process is short.
Quick and easy process. Your standard interview questions. Nothing major or hard just your basic Human Resources questions. Glad that it was not a 37 step process like some interviews have turned into.
A phone call interview collected basic information, then an in-person interview took place at the actual store. I was asked several questions about my experience and given scenarios to respond to with solutions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a type of pen sold at the store, how would you pitch it to a potential customer?
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Office Depot with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% 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 161 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Office Depot overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Office Depot as a Sales Associate according to 161 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Phone interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 1%
Group panel interview: 1%
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