JCPenney interview questions
Updated Jun 4, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 11%In PersonIn Person
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
2,749 interviews
JCPenney interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at JCPenney as 72.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.12 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for IT Audit and IT Asset Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Commissions Analyst and Part Time Cashier roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at JCPenney takes an average of 13 days when considering 2,699 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Commission Sales Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Graphic Production Specialist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at JCPenney according to 2,699 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 16%
Group panel interview: 14%
Phone interview: 13%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Sales Associate(2091) ;
- Sales Associate/Cashier(488) ;
- Cashier(473) ;
- Retail Sales Associate(375) ;
- Customer Service Associate(253) ;
- Customer Service Representative(219) ;
- Customer Service Specialist(165) ;
- Associate(119) ;
- Hair Stylist(116) ;
- Supervisor(104) ;
- Department Supervisor(103) ;
- Operations Associate(99) ;
- Manager(97) ;
- General Manager(88) ;
- Beauty Advisor(79) .
