Staples Sales Associate interview questions
Updated May 26, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 15%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 0%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
399 interviews
Staples interviews FAQs
- Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Staples with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 362 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 Sales Associate according to 362 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Background check: 16%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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