Sales Associate/Cashier applicants have rated the interview process at Sam's Club with 1.9 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 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate/Cashier roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 70 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sam's Club overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sam's Club as a Sales Associate/Cashier according to 70 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Drug test: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Sam's Club (Houston, TX) in Aug 2012
Interview
I received my call in for an interview about 10 days after I applied on the Sam's Club website.
The interview began with a chief supervisor who asked me several questions regarding my credentials that I had documented in the online app. It was required that I bring my resume with me to the interview (as is usually expected). While she asked me questions she was looking to both my resume and my completed job application.
I was asked about my education status (diploma received, which helps with hiring).
I was also asked about my experience in sales, which was completely zero (this was okay, since all associates receive extensive training regardless of their prior experience in sales and/or marketing)
I was briefed on safety protocol and asked if I felt that I would be able to uphold the safety requirements of Sam's Club and Wal Mart. Of course, my answer was in the affirmative.
Basically, a lot of the questions that were asked on the job application were asked with different wording during the interview. The only tricky thing about the whole thing was remembering some of the information that the application had described to me that I was questioned about later (however, I do not thing that it would have negatively contributed to my hiring process if I had not remembered it).
After that initial interview with the chief supervisor, I was introduced to the store manager who asked me some further questions to get an idea of my creative strengths and what I might positively contribute to the company.
He asked me: "What would your friends say are some of your strengths?"
"What do you believe makes you efficient in the workplace?"
and a few other questions that just evaluate how best you can think innovatively "on the spot".
After these questions I was told of the pay rate "$9.89 per hour" and if I would be satisfied with that.
I said yes, and after they confirmed that I was in fact hired I was told that I was required to be drug tested. As all other requirements prior, this is satisfactory as well. After I received some official paperwork I directed to the facility where I would submit my sample.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most unexpected question was "Name something unique about you that positively contributes to your work performance". If only startled me because it wasn't as business-inclined as the past questions had been. It wasn't too difficult in the end, I just paused for several moments while thinking over my response.
Received email with time slot for in person interview. Easy interview. Only cared about availability. Very little was discussed during our time together. Available days the main focus of interview. Slightly Frustrating because application already had completed list of availability. No
Sat down with customer service lead and was asked a series of questions. Mostly about experience with customer service and about availability. Process was very smooth and easy. I was offered a job.
It was very quick and mostly a formality. Asked questions such as how to deal with customers and your strengths. They were very nice and asked when to start immediately after.