Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Backwoods Retail with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Backwoods Retail overall takes an average of 3 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Backwoods Retail as a Sales Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Backwoods Retail (Overland Park, KS) in Aug 2011
Interview
One on one. easy questions, mostly about my educational history, climbing and outdoors background. I was also asked about technical knowledge in the areas of footwear, climbing, camping, and backpacking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your history with climbing equipment?
How should a climbing harness fit?
What kind of footwear would you take for 3 days of 10-miles-per-day hiking?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Backwoods Retail (Norman, OK) in Aug 2014
Interview
Apply at backwoods.com and select whichever store you're applying for. Submit an application and if the managers at the respective store think you could be a good fit, you'll get called in for an interview. Interviews are normally held by the manager and the assistant manager. If things go well, it will last 45-60 min.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is important to you, and how do you feel you might integrate that into a job with Backwoods?