Staples Interview Questions
Updated Nov 20, 2023
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- Cashier (92)
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- Retail Sales Associate (59)
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- B2B Sales Consultant (56)
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- Customer Service Representative (30)
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Staples
Interviewer did not seem knowledgeable about the role she was interviewing me for. She spent a lot of time off topic, only asked 2 questions overall. She mentioned she recently started, which was unfortunately evident.
- Tell me about a time where you had to develop a management style

Anonymous Employee in Milford, CT
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples (Milford, CT)
In person, easiest interview ever. Just a lot of behavioral questions and asking about your strengths as a team member. Usually the general manager of the store will conduct this interview unless the GM is out and then perhaps the Tech manager or Print & Sales manager has to fill in for them.
- Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure and how did you handle that?
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Anonymous Employee
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples
Very quick and thorough, asked many questions when it came to previous skills and such. Having little to no previous work experience is also not an issue when being considered for hire at Staples.
- I was asked on what sort of strengths I would bring to my team.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Redmond, WA
I interviewed at Staples (Redmond, WA)
Terrible interviewers, both the district manager and hr manager were miserable and instantly turned me off of staples. Just a tip, if you don’t smile at your interviewee once even when greeted with a smile, you don’t know how to interview
- How do you motivate employees

Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I interviewed at Staples (New York, NY)
really short 5 minute interview, it was more a casual conversation than anything, asked about myself as a person and previous work experiences so that made it go by super quickly
- What Is your schedule availability ?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples
Phone call introduction followed by an in person interview. They asked about availability and what my school schedule was. They asked if there were any upcoming days that I needed off due to prior arrangements.
- What is your current school schedule and availability?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Staples
I had an interview for software developer 2 position, it was easy and straightforward. they give me requirement for project. I need to build the full stack application. Overall interview experience was good. but they need a candidate who had an knowledge more on frontend side.
- Give me project to implement

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Staples
it was very simple with basic questions about my retail experience. at the end of the interview i was given the chance to ask questions about what my schedule/possible hours could look like while i was in school.
- what previous experience do you have

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Boston, MA
I applied online. I interviewed at Staples (Boston, MA) in Oct 2023
The interview process spanned over a month. After the final interview with Staples, I got an offer from another company. So, I told Staples recruiter to expedite the process. Unfortunately, they didn't speed up and I accepted the other company's offer. Staples's offer came 1 week after starting my new job. This company does not know how to recruit people. If you cannot make a decision after 1 month and 6 rounds of interviews, then you are doing something wrong. Also, Staples is a dying company, their revenue has been falling since 2012.
- Hiring manager screen, 2 panel interviews, 1 SQL round, 1 final round with VP.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Stamford, CT
I interviewed at Staples (Stamford, CT)
Quick 30 minute interview, asked about prior experience and simple behavioral questions about what you would do in varying situations. Was told if I got the job at end of interview.
- What is a problem you encountered at your last job and how did you solve it?
Staples Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Staples as 66.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.42 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Computer Hardware Technician and Retail Sales Representative rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Staples EasyTech Expert and Sales roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Staples takes an average of 11.42 days when considering 187 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Account Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Assistant Sales Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Staples according to 187 Glassdoor interviews include:
One-on-One Interview: 35.36%
Phone Interview: 17.13%
Background Check: 10.22%
Presentation: 8.01%
Skills Test: 6.91%
Personality Test: 6.08%
Drugs Test: 4.97%
Group Panel Interview: 4.42%
Other: 3.87%
IQ Intelligence Test: 3.04%
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