The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Target (Phoenix, AZ) in Apr 2011
Interview
I applied for the position online and received a call a few days later to come in for an interview. I came in and went to guest services as instructed. When I told one of the team members that I was there for an interview, she told me to go to the computer to take a short questionnaire on what I would do in different situations. When I went back to guest services, one of the team members told me that she would be conducting the interview. She had a blank look on her face and didn't seem to be very happy to be at work. I went back and had an interview with her. She just read from a page word for word and took notes on her paper. After she completed her questions she told me that I was going to interview with a salaried executive team member. The next interviewer walked in an immediately said that he normally does not do interviews since he works the night shift. The interview with him was a bit more relaxed, but with the same type of situational questions. The whole process was very blah and none of the team members seemed like they wanted to be at work. I received an email a few days later I received an email saying that they could not offer me a position at this time, mind you I have three years of high volume retail experience and was well qualified for this position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you went above and beyond for a customer
Was just a quick 10 minute call from the store manager, didn't take long at all. He asked if I had the availability he was looking for and if I could be punctual. Smooth process
It was overall very brief from applying to hearing back. Was just a day of meeting with a couple managers and talking through a cashier job. Nothing too out of the ordinary for a role like this.
It was interesting. Not hard at all, straightforward, and pretty open people. It was an okay interview and what you’d typically expect. So don’t stress stress it, I mean kinda try your best