I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Staples in Apr 2009
Interview
Telephone screening was simple and tailored to the position - it took about 30 minutes. In person interview was about 1 hour long - mainly resume review. Arrive early, as there is a personality test to complete, and the receptionist must issue a photo id (no joke) before you can proceed to meet with your interviewer. The person conducting the in person interview was not a recruiter and did not ask any behavioural interview questions. 10 people made it to the interview stage, so I wonder how many were phone screened. Very slow to follow up after the interview, despite committing to a response within a week.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Staples (Boston, MA) in Mar 2017
Interview
Met with the hiring manager and his boss as well as the VP of HR. I also had an opportunity to speak to the person in the current role who was receiving a promotion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What will be your approach with your staff that has been with the company for several years?
Human Resources applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources roles take an average of 83 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Staples overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Staples as a Human Resources according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
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