The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Staples in June 2011
Interview
applied online - called into make an interview the next day
made an interview for the day after.... showed up promptly, interviewed by general manager and cashier department head - checked to confirm time availabilities and to get general sense of personality - not an immediate offer but hinted
called in a week before availability opened up and offered job
Twelve rounds with a required dance number and an audience-provided question and answer period. Spelling test provided at the end of the process to final round candidates if successful at interview.
Easy , straightforward , conversational . Didn’t ask any questions out of the ordinary. Asked about cashier process and systems, methodology etc. Met with a few ppl at different levels
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How I’ve dealt with customer complaints in the past
easy and to the point, the interviewer was kind and understood i was a student. took my schedule into account and my lack of prior experience. was not a difficult interview, took maybe ten minytes