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Sears Receiving Associate Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 8 Interviews
Interview Experience 6 Ratings
Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 4, 2013
Interview Details – They hiring process is a very smooth process that is not that difficult at all it is usually seperated into two interviews. One will be with a particular department manager and then another one will be with another manager andf they will give you a tour of the store and all the areas.
Interview Question – Not really any difficult question View Answer
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Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Morrow, GA Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 27, 2013
Interview Details – I applied to sears originally for cashier position online not too bad there were 65 questions on there but pretty quick short questions and got called the next day offering a receiving associates position and I agreed to it after they briefly described to me what they do. That same week on a Friday I had the interview first with the receiving sales lead and then I thought I was done but he had told me he enjoyed listening to my responses and that he was going to see if his supervisor approved of me .....then his supervisor interviewed me minutes later lol but both interviewers were fair and were friendly except for the first one lol but I guess cuss the supervisor was only working there for six months as he told me in the interview.
Interview Question – the 2nd interviewer had the hardest questions but only hard if you had no experience .....like discuss a time you had to deal with a irritated customer and how did you handle it ? View Answer
Negotiation Details – my offer was just 7.25 hr no negotiation ...only 25 cents less then what I was making at mcdonalds so wasn't really a big deal to me only about 9 dollars less a week then what I use to make at mcdonalds so ......
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Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 17, 2013
Interview Details – Two interviews back to back, professional, hired on the spot
Interview Question – They have a script of questions that HR often will ask at many companies, just company policy I thought Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation, I just had to start at what they asked
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Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Spokane Valley, Spokane, WA Oct 2012 – Reviewed Oct 31, 2012
Interview Details – Applied online, passed the assessment and was able to automatically schedule for an interview. I recommend calling 24 hrs before your interview to make sure they've got you on file, because they didn't at first when I got there, but they managed to check the site for my application. Anyways, it's a 2 interview process. Both have some sort of template for questions. Both managers were super cool and friendly to interview with. It was a great experience.
Interview Questions
- Name a time when you made a mistake and were held accountable for it. View Answer
- Tell me about two goals that you accomplished that other people set for you. Answer Question
- Tell me about a time when you exceeded someone's expectations. Answer Question
- What do you expect of your manager? Answer Question
- Tell me about a challenge you had and how you overcame it. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation, they start out at minimum wage.
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Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Tallahassee, FL Jun 2008 – Reviewed Aug 2, 2012
Interview Details –
They will schedule you for an interview immediately after your application process (Im guessing if their requirements are met) which is good. I did not apply for the position that I interviewed for, I guess they just assumed that I would be desperate (I wasn't, I just wanted a summer job so I went along with it). Im guessing that it may be a strategy of theirs just to get you into the store, because I have a friend in a totally different city that experienced the exact same process with them.
Either way, because they just sent over the supervisor from the department that needed people the most, just by the intro that my interviewer gave, I was sure the job was mines if I wanted it. The person doing the interview was professional neither in appearance or in the way he spoke. I just felt like this is noteworthy.
So all in all if this isn't the norm (trying to get you to accept a position that you didnt apply for) then Im not the best person to review the hiring process.
Interview Question – None, interview was easy. It was clear to me that I was hired before he even asked any interview questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation room in my case.
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Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Aiea, HI Nov 2010 – Reviewed Nov 17, 2011
Interview Details – General behavioral questions are asked. About 3-4 is normal.
Interview Question – What is a goal that you had and how did you achieve it? Answer Question
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Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Lubbock, TX Aug 2011 – Reviewed Oct 14, 2011
Interview Details –
I applied for a position at Sears via their online website, which has the nice benefit of auto-establishing an interview for you. The interview process was very laid back - the Supervisor and I had a 1:1 interview, he spoke briefly with the store's GM, and I was offered a position that day.
The culture was stated to be laid back, and that was fairly obvious even through the interview process with extremely general questions that, as long as you don't answer in a terrible fashion, they're pretty much looking for the most minimal competency required.
Interview Questions
- Name a time you had to resolve a conflict Answer Question
- What do you consider the most important skill in a job? View Answer
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation - minimum wage.
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Receiving Associate at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Peoria, IL Jul 2010 – Reviewed Jul 8, 2010
Interview Details –
I applied online and was offered to schedule an interview. I confirmed it for the next afternoon. I arrived to the HR department and no one was there so I asked someone to page for me. After 5 minutes a manager showed up. I originally applied for one position but was told in ONE DAY the position had been filled and was asked if I wanted to work in another department. I said sure and waited another 5 minutes for another manager to show up. I then waited while she printed out my application. She interviewed me and asked basic questions and was friendly. I was told to come back the next day and do a second interview with the store manager.
I came back to the second interview and waited 10 minutes for the store manager to show up. She finally did and what proceeded was more of an interrogation than an interview. She asked me who my current manager was as she was looking at the name on the page. She also asked me the dates I worked my previous jobs while they were on the page. She asked me why I wanted to switch to Sears which only pays minimum wage from another retail job that pays more. She asked me the prompted generic questions and concluded with, "We're interviewing several other candidates and will call you," which is corporate talk for, "we don't want you and you won't be hearing from us." I thanked her and walked out. The manager who interviewed me first time was present the whole time but didn't say anything. When I walked out she told me to wait a minute and her and the store manager talked privately. She came out and offered me a job. I filled out tax forms and consent for background check. I was told they now only randomly do pre-employment drug tests and the computer had not picked me to do one. I was told after my background check was done I would get a call from the HR manager who I hadn't met at that point.
I've been lied to many times about pay and hours by employers so I tend to not even ask about those things when I interview. They offered me the least amount of money they could pay me, (so at least I don't have to worry about them going back on their word.) As for hours they were very vague, this was a part-time job, but I could work up to 40 hours but typically around 29. I have no real expectations. It could be anywhere between 10 and 40.
Interview Questions
- "Is our store location too far away for you?" Answer Question
- "Was is your current supervisor's name?" As she's starring at it! Answer Question
- "Why do you want to go from a higher paying job to a minimum wage job?" Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no opportunity to negotiate.
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