Finance Management Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Finance Management Trainee roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at JCPenney overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at JCPenney as a Finance Management Trainee according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 13%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Plano, TX) in Dec 2017
Interview
1st Round: Quick Phone Q&A with your recruiter. Very laid-back, they just want to find out why you applied for the position, what motivates you etc.
2nd Round: Phone Interview with someone in the Finance Department, most likely a senior director.
3rd Round: If they like you enough and you've impressed everyone so far, they fly you out to Dallas for a all-day interview with 5 different people in the Finance Department. I spoke with people from HR and Operations to Controllers.
Overall, I enjoyed the interview process with JcPenney. Everyone was professional and on-time with letting me know when and if I moved on in the process. One thing I remember clearly was my recruiter acting very standoffish when I got to HQ in Dallas. She acted as if I was bothering her with my presence the entire time I interacted her (I don't know if it was just an off day for her, but it left a sour taste in my mouth.) One of my interviewers was also chewing gum while asking me questions and it threw me off slightly.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Plano, TX) in Mar 2016
Interview
1st round phone/in person interview then straight on to final round at HQ in Plano. 1st day is meet and greet with directors and VPs second day is interviews, 3-4 behavioral/technical. They're actually a really cool bunch--it's almost as if the entire Finance division has a company culture of its own, separate from the rest of the company. Very talented group. Would've loved to accept the offer but seeing as I'm just starting out my career, I wanted to go more towards a general role rather than such a specific industry like retail.