I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at JCPenney (Clarksville, IN) in Oct 2014
Interview
The interview will most likely always be a group interview. I was applying for Sephora inside JCP and the rest of the people in my interview were applying for jcpenny sales associates positions so that was kind of nice. When you come in you sit down in front of a folder and the folder has hiring information, paper work, etc. you play 3 different games one is about memorizing and team building, one is about how you present yourself and there was one more I don't remember it's been so long. Just get on YouTube and search "Sephora inside jcpenny hiring process" there are some really good videos on there. They prepared me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no questions asked individually other then about availability
Group interview. Interviewer asked questions and whoever wanted to answer first would answer and so on. Standard retail questions were asked like what to do in certain situations so they can see how prepared you’ve are.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Baltimore, MD) in Feb 2019
Interview
I went through numerous interviews. The manager made me feel very calm and chill. I was offered a position pending a background check. I have no record so this should be a piece of cake right? Nope, my background check was taking seemingly longer than normal and every time I called to check in I was told it hadn’t come back yet/“probably backed up in the system”. Turns out that JCPenny has a 2 week policy where if the check doesn’t come back within that time they move on with another candidate. They never informed me of this and it went on for over a month before they did. Not only that, but turns out my background check did come back in time, they just “weren’t aware of it”. My advice would be to not be afraid to check in and keep the lines of communication open during the hiring process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could sell me one product what would it be?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at JCPenney (Muskegon, MS) in Mar 2018
Interview
It was about 15 minutes long and they kept asking me to work the dock (stock) even though I had applied for sales. My background was and has been in sales so I was confused as to why she wanted me there. When I said no she then proceeded to ask me if I would be interested in a home decor position instead. Not the position I applied for.