Staples Sales Associate interview questions

Instead of applying to the company directly, I was sent to a third party service for screening and pre-training. Once you complete the "pre-training" (which was really just company orientation materials), there's an assessment test. Then you may or may not get an email from the store manager. If you do get an email from the store manager and follow up promptly, they may not return the courtesy. Attempting to speak with someone in store was also frustrating. I had to wait 15 minutes to speak with a manager who told me they would call to set up an interview. Call they did, and the interview was set. I arrived at the scheduled time only to find that the interviewing manager had thought the interview an hour later and I was made to wait (thankfully not the full hour). The manager who interviewed me seemed like a genuine, if overworked individual. The interview went well until the manager revealed that he required a completely open availability and that the position would not exceed 25 hours.

Got a call and came in to be interviewed by two people, the manager and the tech supervisor, both at separate times. It was a pretty smooth process and I did not find it to be intimidating at all. The questions they ask were answerable and yeah it was a pretty pleasant process. Was not provided with the wage I was suppose to get until later on in the hiring process. I think it was a way to skip out on negotiating a wage.