Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Target as 60% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Assistant Manager and Visual Merchandiser rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Beauty Consultant and General Merchandise Expert roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Target takes an average of 5 days when considering 5 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for General Merchandise Expert had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Beauty Consultant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 8 days).
we used an app called hirevue. The process is very different from conventional interviews. I was given 6 questions and had 3 minutes to answer each. It was fairly easy questions, like mentioned, it felt very awkward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What previous work experience would help you succeed in this role?
They give you questions virtually, then time to prepare a response. You don't actually have an interview with a person, your answers to the questions are recorded. A manager will then review your answers and then proceed from there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You notice a guest needs help on the sales floor, but you're in the middle of a task. What do you do?
1 video interview, 1 in-person with Store Director and ETL. Mostly about your experience and how you handle pressure and motivate team members to follow your leadership. As long as you have the experience and feel qualified, the interviews are easy as your answers should come naturally from your experience.