JCPenney Sales Associate interview questions
Updated May 5, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 15%In PersonIn Person
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
645 interviews
JCPenney interviews FAQs
- Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at JCPenney with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 640 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 Sales Associate according to 640 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Phone interview: 6%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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