Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Sunglass Hut with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% 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 208 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sunglass Hut overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sunglass Hut as a Sales Associate according to 208 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 18%
Drug test: 13%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sunglass Hut (Brea, CA)
Interview
Really sad about this interview process. Walked in store to inquire about if they were hiring and i got set up with an interview on the spot. The store manager of this location was AMAZING! He was so sweet, seemed to care a lot about his employees and was really looking forward to working at this location, I even met some of the staff and they seemed awesome and really exciting people to work with.After the interview i was informed I would be doing a second interview with a different store manager from a different location which was totally fine. When I got to the second interview, the manager who was suppose to be interviewing me was a whole 45 minutes late, which sucked because they were aware I had work that day and scheduled my interview according to my work time. The interview was actually a group interview of me and another person. It was very evident that she did not like me from the very start, every time she asked me a question and I answered she would not respond, but when she asked the other person a question her eyes would light up and talk to him for an entire 5 minutes about his experience. Every time I spoke she had this scrunched up, clearly upset face that honestly made me so uncomfortable and nervous to purposely make it seem like she really did not like me. At the end of the interview she shook the other mans hand and said it was a pleasure meeting him and then looked at me and said goodbye. I think what really got her upset was I mentioned that this would be a second job, which the original store manager was totally cool with and explained that most people work two jobs at this location, but when she asked about it, it was clear it rubbed her the wrong way. I honestly wanted to go home that day because I felt so ridiculed and embarrassed and was so confused because my first interview was great! She said she would contact me within 48 hours and I never got a call. I wish I got an explanation of why I wasn't hired because I felt I said and expressed myself really professionally, and was just overall confused.I am rating this a neutral experience because the store manager at the location I applied to was awesome but the second interviewer was totally unprofessional and a really bad representation of the company.
I applied online. I interviewed at Sunglass Hut (Burbank, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
The process was really smooth with the manager. They essential asked a couple things about myself and gave a run down about the company. They also let me know some things about themselves and about the team they have already.
Asked about experience, situational questions (was there ever a time where), if I'm interested in fashion, and register skills. Then the second in person part was role playing approaching a customer, giving advice, and testing a little knowledge about sunglasses like shapes and color theory.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was there ever a time where you had to deal with a difficult customer?
Phone (asked about availability, location & if I wanted full time/part time) then in person. Asked simple scenario questions about how I handled conflict and describe how I would sell stuff.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I could speak any other languages? Can I interact with a diverse group of people?