Assistant Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Yankee Candle with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yankee Candle overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yankee Candle as a Assistant Manager according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Background check: 32%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Yankee Candle
Interview
First you fill out a "interest card" in which the employees judge you off of and write either nice or rude comments on. Then the manager goes through all of them and probably picks out about 5-10. They will ask you what customer service is, and what GREAT customer service is. They will also ask if you can do certain duties.
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Question 1
GREAT customer service - is.... going above and beyond for the customer. Making them feel special and welcomed in your store at all times.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Yankee Candle (Paterson, NJ) in Apr 2022
Interview
good. very nice manager. standard Questions like why do you want to work here? what's you management style? have you had to deal with difficult employee? talk about a time you had a difficult customer. etc
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Yankee Candle
Interview
Generic interview questions. Was quick and painless and the employee was very sweet and understanding. Really listened to the answers that were given to make an informed decision on whether or not I was a good fit for the company.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Yankee Candle (New Haven, CT) in May 2018
Interview
I met with the Store Manager outside the store because it was in the mall, and during that time they asked me a bunch of questions. In regarding information about myself and questions about my resume.