I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at JCPenney in Oct 2012
Interview
I applied online and a few days (two I believe) later I received a phone call telling me I had an interview; which was my first ever.
Interview was two days later (don't exactly remember, not long) walked in and was interviewed by the store's manager/leader. Don't worry if you're nervous I was pretty much freaking out and my brother said when I got out my entire face was red, haha.
I prepared questions and asked them after the interview; sorry I don't remember exactly what I asked but helps if you relate them to questions you were asked.
I was supposed to have a second interview but the person got a different job so they were not there.
Went home and took a nap and awoke to a phone call, two hours after my interview, telling me I got the job. Accepted the offer and waited for my background check to start working.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduction and the rest of the questions were based off of experiences I have had. Had to be very detailed. Like "Tell me a time when you...." questions.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at JCPenney in Dec 2015
Interview
They called me about a week after I applied. I missed the call but she left a voicemail to call her and schedule a time for the interview. I called back and arranged a time to come in. I went in and met with the lady and talked to her one on one. They were pretty simple questions that could be answered on the spot. We talked about availability and work hours. A good majority of questions were questions like "Name a time...". Like "Name a time you exceeded someone's expectations", "Name a time a customer was upset and what you did to calm them down". Those were pretty easy and I could come up with a good response almost instantly. There were a few questions were I couldn't think of anything so I made something up on the spot, but for the most part I gave an honest answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Availability, Job Hours/Requirements, "Name a time you..".
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at JCPenney (Humacao, PR) in Dec 2015
Interview
It was one on one with the HR manager. Basic retail knowledge questions were asked. They also asked about availability and discussed hours being during evenings and over nights
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at JCPenney (Alexandria, LA) in Nov 2015
Interview
I filled out an application online and was called the next day. I was interviewed by the Assistant Store Manager while the Human Resources lady sat in. After a few questions, it seemed like it was going well. I was then interviewed by the store manager while the assistant store manager sat in and took notes. The whole interview took about 45 minutes and I left with an offer that I accepted. I would suggest learning a bit about the company, because they do ask you questions about it. If you go in knowing that and what JCP's goals are, you'll definitely get an offer. Just know what you're talking about and be confident. Let them know what you can and can't work up front.
