I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at REI (Chula Vista, CA) in May 2016
Interview
Group interview with 4 other people, but 5 did not show. 4 interviewers that rotated through questions. most questions were actually group activities and required a lot of participation. Mostly casual in nature.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How to deal with a busy frontline area with no prospective back up.
During the interview process the staff was Friendly there was a Standard zoom call interview. Once hired there is Group onboarding. Lots of information and in depth training. Training from the floor team was really helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you handled a difficult customer
I applied online. I interviewed at REI (Virginia Beach, VA) in Feb 2025
Interview
Wow it was fantastic the person that I interviewed with was so understanding it was like I was talking to someone I knew for years. I can’t wait to go to orientation!!
It was a group interview with a bunch of other candidates, we watched videos and broke down into groups to discuss various topics and scenarios that may happen in a retail scenario
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
After watching a video, they had us break down into groups and discuss what we saw as they took notes
