REI Sales Associate interview questions
Updated May 20, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 8%In PersonIn Person
- 4%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
132 interviews
REI interviews FAQs
- Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at REI with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 130 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at REI overall takes an average of 17 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at REI as a Sales Associate according to 130 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 15%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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