I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (Manchester, NH) in Mar 2012
Interview
The interview went swimmingly. I was in high school at the time so a lot of questions were geared towards my experience in school and the skills I could bring to the table. My first interviewer was also a high school newspaper editor, and he asked me a lot of questions about that and we spoke about current events and the like. It was a great conversation and very personable. It was only my second job interview ever, and the manager was amazing. I went on to have a second interview and got the job the same day!
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (New York, NY)
Interview
Applied online, called within 2-3 days to follow up. I did receive a call back to schedule an interview with the store manager, after that I had to schedule and interview with the District manager (Store manager called me back after the interview to schedule it) fairly long process for such a basic position. Store manager asked me retail related questions such as "tell me about a difficult customer" "sale me this shoe and a accessory". Interview with the District Manager was more of a conversation, we talked about store goal such as sales and what my job really is as a sales associate.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource (Ontario, CA)
Interview
Fairly typical interview process, they call and set up an available time with you. They do not do group interviews. They ask fairly typical questions pertaining to retail, no questions stand out.
I applied online. I interviewed at Payless ShoeSource in Nov 2016
Interview
The interview was very to the point, your typical interview for a retail position. Asking about experience, whether youre good at sales, good with people. The manager seemed really nice, was very outgoing and friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you say is your strengths and weaknesses?
