I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (Greenville, SC) in Dec 2015
Interview
I put in an application on the 3rd of December and received a call the next day telling me that I was invited for an interview the following Tuesday.
I made sure to arrive early for the interview so that I could give a good impression. It ended up being a better decision then I had originally thought because I was then able to talk to the Assistant Manager, watch her in action, and get a real feel of the store before my actual interview.
The actual interview by the way? It was much more like a conversation, which is something I had heard from other people before, but had never experienced myself. She asked me a few questions that were related to the job (primarily basic behavior questions), but she also asked me about my life, interests, hobbies, and we got on quite well.
Towards the end of the interview she asked me if I wanted to come onboard as a sales associate and I said absolutely!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you made a mistake and how you handled it after finding out.
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?