I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource
Interview
I dropped off a resume in store and got a call for an interview the next day. I had done the computer survey the day I dropped off my resume. The survey took 30-40 minutes. The interview the next day was less than 20 minutes and I was only asked very simple, easy questions. The manager asked what my plans were for school (post-secondary and such) as well as what my semester looked like. Other questions simply consisted of how good I was at approaching people and what sales experience I had. Since I lacked sales experience the manager had me sell him a pair of scissors. I was asked how many hours I would like to work per week and told me what my starting salary would be.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Role play of a basic sale (in this case the selling of scissors)
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (Ontario, CA)
Interview
Fairly typical interview process, they call and set up an available time with you. They do not do group interviews. They ask fairly typical questions pertaining to retail, no questions stand out.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (New York, NY)
Interview
Applied online, called within 2-3 days to follow up. I did receive a call back to schedule an interview with the store manager, after that I had to schedule and interview with the District manager (Store manager called me back after the interview to schedule it) fairly long process for such a basic position. Store manager asked me retail related questions such as "tell me about a difficult customer" "sale me this shoe and a accessory". Interview with the District Manager was more of a conversation, we talked about store goal such as sales and what my job really is as a sales associate.
I applied online. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource in Nov 2016
Interview
The interview was very to the point, your typical interview for a retail position. Asking about experience, whether youre good at sales, good with people. The manager seemed really nice, was very outgoing and friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you say is your strengths and weaknesses?
