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      Buyer Interview

      Jul 14, 2010
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Framingham, MA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Staples (Framingham, MA) in Aug 2009

      Interview

      After submitting an application online, I was contacted by the recruiter for a phone screening. Passing that, I was asked to drive in to their office since I was "local" (55 miles away). Upon my arrival, I had a brief in-person with the recruiter and was taken to the hiring manager for a face-to-face. While that person was affable enough, I had the impression they had long-since lost interest in their job. Their answers were short and lacked any passion; I had the distinct impression that this person was merely "phoning it in." We got along well enough, but, whether through lack of enthusiasm or a sense of political correctness, they ended up telling me absolutely nothing of value about the job or company, and my questions were answered in a way that would have made a politician proud. After 3 questions were answered without really being answered, I decided I could never work for someone like this and stopped asking questions. The interview concluded and I left. I sent a follow-up thanks to the recruiter, but never heard from the company. I had the sense this was less from anything negative about the interview than it was about disorganization, lack of professionalism, and a sense that they had they jobs and could afford to be rude.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      All questions were basic interview 101 types - no surprises or difficult questions
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      Buyer Interview

      Sep 4, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Staples

      Interview

      Good interview nice people I hope I get the job job. Also seems like decent benefits. Plus I know they have very good products and they have many convenient locations and good hours.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What's your favorite color stapler
      1 Answer

      Staples interviews FAQs

      • Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Buyer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Buyer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  50%

        One on one interview:  50%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(1565) ;
        2. Copy and Print Associate(452) ;
        3. General Manager(298) ;
        4. Sales Manager(297) ;
        5. Cashier(285) ;
        6. Sales Associate/Cashier(271) ;
        7. Print and Marketing Associate(268) ;
        8. EasyTech Associate(256) ;
        9. Retail Sales Associate(214) ;
        10. Copy Center Associate(159) ;
        11. B2B Sales Consultant(154) ;
        12. Easy Tech Sales Associate(150) ;
        13. Account Manager(147) ;
        14. Tech Associate(146) ;
        15. Customer Service Representative(131) .


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