Staples Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details I was quickly contacted for an interview about a week after I applied. My initial reaction upon walking into the store was that it was a very relaxed enviroment, and everyone was super friendly. The interview did get interupted a few times as we were interviewing in the furnature pad area and associates and customers kept stopping us for help. I had a second interview a couple days later and was about the same. Upon driving home that same day, i was called back and told i had recieved the job.

Negotiation Details – It was just a phone call saying i have been offered the job and my pay rate is set at $7.45. Since then, the pay has gone up.

Interview Details Was trying for the production side and was interviewed from the manager on the retail side. She didn't know the correct questions to ask about the position.

Interview Details I applied online and was called back by a manager to come in for an interview the following day. The process was fairly quick- I went into his office and he asked me a few questions and had me fill out some paperwork. He was very flirty and unprofessional (later on after I got the job he continued being this way-such a creeper). I initially applied for a position in the copy center and told that's what I'd have, but they put me on a cash register and I didn't do anything else other than stock once for the two months that I worked there. I was given a shirt uniform that day three times larger than my body and told to "make it work". The rest of the process was ridiculous, as I watched videos all day that they considered "training". Overall, it was a bad experience.

Negotiation Details – There was absolutely NO negotiation- the manager didn't even tell me what the pay was until well into the interview. Surprise, surprise, it was minimum wage.

Interview Details Hiring and Interview Process was smooth. I came through an Agency.

Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate

Interview Details HR recruiter calls for phone interview, then interview with District Manager. If you are chosen, then HR sends a letter confirming salary and starting date.

Negotiation Details – salary negotiation may be challenging but experience and education should justify the number

Interview Details Applied online, long and tedious process. Never got a reply.

Interview Details After applying for a sales position (though my resume showed IT experience in school and other jobs) I was called in for a new position they had created for their new Easy Tech department. The online application included a personality survey which seemed to indicate to them a resistance to leadership and or sales environments as most of the questions posed were asking if I would be comfortable selling and taking leadership. I was fine with both, though some prior experiences led me to be reluctant to lie to customers as I was directed in a previous job. The first interview was with the store manager and the assistant stock keeping manager. The store manager was the most apprehensive. This led to a second interview with the sales manager (who would be my supervisor) and the Tech Expert (a sales position normally) who asked basically the same questions along with questions about prior successes in sales and whether I was interested in moving up with the company in the future. The Sales manager asked me a few questions testing my PC repair knowledge. They seemed to want a more 'bubbly and effervescent' personality but they hired me as the most qualified applicant.

Negotiation Details – The only negotiation was about Sundays and that I required as close to 40 hours a week as they could manager for a part time position. They hired me despite not working Sundays and mostly kept me above 30 hrs a week for almost 3 years.

Interview Details Quick

Negotiation Details – Mostly, they asked me what I thought good customer service was.

Interview Details I applied online for a Sales Associate position. I received a call a few weeks later for an interview at a nearby store. The store didn't have an opening for a Sales Associate, but they had an opening for a Cashier and a Copy Center Associate. I went through a quick, over-the-phone interview. Then they invited me to the store for another interview. A week later they called and offered me the job as a Copy Center Associate.