Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Goodwill with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 87.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Goodwill overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Goodwill as a Sales Associate according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Drug test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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In person quick and friendly. Application submitted and call back was quick. Asked about history and qualifications hired quick. The job was amazing and they are easy to work for
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Goodwill (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2025
Interview
The process felt rushed and not very thoughtful. The interviewer didn’t really seem interested in getting to know me as a candidate , it was more like they were checking boxes off a list. Some of the questions came across condescending, like they were doubting my answers rather than engaging with them. Instead of it feeling like a conversation, it felt one-sided and a little dismissive, which made the whole experience uncomfortable. even the second interviewer felt uncomfortable!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They kind of pushed me on the whole “working with people from different backgrounds” thing. First, they asked if I had ever worked with people from other countries, so I shared my experience as an international student working with classmates who spoke different languages. Then, instead of moving on, they pressed me for “other examples” , almost like my answer wasn’t good enough.
asked my about my previous job experience, my characteristics, why i wanted the job, which shifts i was available for, etc. very basic interview questions, i didn’t prepare at all and still did fine!