Sales Associate/Teaologist applicants have rated the interview process at Teavana with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 93% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate/Teaologist roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Teavana overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Teavana as a Sales Associate/Teaologist according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 56%
Background check: 24%
Phone interview: 8%
Group panel interview: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Teavana (Indianapolis, IN) in Feb 2012
Interview
I was originally contacted by the assisstant manager, and had an interview with him two days later. The interview went smoothly with all typical interview questions. I did think it was add that the person who interviewed me only had two more days working at that store. I received a call a few days later from the general manager telling me that I was not what they were looking for at the moment. I received another call less than a week after that from the same person offering me the position. The entire process seemed very unorganized, which I soon realized was normal for this organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None of the questions were difficult or required any thought. They just asked questions about past jobs and experience.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Teavana (Surrey, BC)
Interview
The employee i met with initially was incredibly unhelpful with instructing me to the manager as i handed in my resume. Was told to meet with manager at a different location. Pretty cold, straightforward. All questions related to sales, sales experience, sales sales sales. If you've never had previous retail experience this will be difficult. Was told straight up that if I wasn't meeting sales goals I would be let go. That I would only get hours if I sold well.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Teavana
Interview
Very informal interview where I was simply asked a series of questions. Finally, I was asked to pretend that I was a Sales Associate who needed to convince them to buy it by talking about why it was a perfect fit for their home, why they had to buy it right now instead of coming back and why I believe in the product that I was trying to sell to them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for us? What do you know about tea? Are you willing to learn about tea? Why do you think you are a perfect fit for us?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Teavana (New York, NY)
Interview
The store was not ready yet, so at the time, the interviews were held across the street at a Starbucks. I met with two supervisors. They were very kind and sweet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked approximately, how much I had sold in my last job and if I won any money through sales commissions.