Staples Retail Sales Associate interview questions
Updated May 7, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 14%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
72 interviews
Staples interviews FAQs
- Retail Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Retail Sales Associate roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 68 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Staples overall takes an average of 14 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Staples as a Retail Sales Associate according to 68 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Presentation: 8%
Phone interview: 6%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 2%
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