Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Target with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 660 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Target overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Target as a Sales Associate according to 660 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 13%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 2%
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Average interview process, they ask you to come back for a 2nd interview if you do well on your first interview. The questions weren’t hard either, they’ll ask you general questions your work experience, history, and about the position you’re applying for
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for us?
Why are you a good fit for this position?
Tell me about yourself?
This story can answer several questions:
Tell me about a time you worked cross-functionally.
Tell me about a communication challenge.
Tell me about a difficult stakeholder.
Tell me about solving a problem.
Tell me about managing expectations.
The interview was super easy. You just have to know a bit about what you're trying to do there and be lucky with their hiring timing. It also helps if you are nice to them overall.
I applied online. I interviewed at Target (Dallas, TX) in May 2026
Interview
The interview process was over the phone. Basically going over the details you inputted on the job application. We went over the hours I could work and if whether or not I had other things going on because it was a part time job.