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Interview Details When I was interviewed I was told first thing that I was hired. The manager took me in the back and had a one on one interview with me. We mostly talked about music. It was the easiest and most awkward interview I had ever taken. This was five years ago and the manager was a really terrible person. He really didn't care. He was fired in less than a year. I do the hiring now and it is a longer process in which I get to know who I am letting into my work place to see if they work well with my team and the tasks at hand.

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Interview Details Smart, customer service and sales focused individuals will do well. Throw away your perception that this is a place to work just because of your alternative look, you must be a hard worker, and there is no expectation for aesthetics other than you must be passionate about fashion, music, and social media. The person with normal colored hair and no piercings is going to do better if they are hard working, comfortable with opening conversations with customers than the shy, quiet person with purple hair and stretched ears.

Interview Details Got called for an interview a couple months after applying. Set up two interviews, both of which were very relaxed. Second one involved picking out an outfit for the manager.

Interview Details I turned an application in and about a week later they called to set up an interview. I showed up about ten minutes early and the manager was really friendly from the start. We walked to the nearby indoor Starbucks and talked about music, pop culture, retail experience, etc. She had to fill out a sheet which they recently got so she said she felt just as new to this experience as I did with that. After the interview I asked a few questions and she was pleased that I was interested. When we got back to the store I was asked to come back for a floor interview so they can see how I do. Overall, it was really relaxed and laid back. Easiest interview I've been to thus far.

Negotiation Details – There was little to no negotiation, the job is minimum wage at first.

Interview Details Quick phone interview, then went in for an in person with a peer and then director. All signs pointed to yes. Didn't hear back for two weeks. Called me back in again for more interviews, this time with 5 additional IT managers. I was a good sport about it, got the job. Questions were cake.

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Interview Details My interview was very positive. The management was friendly and informative. They honestly were interested in finding the best possible people for the job, asked plenty of questions and gave time for me to ask questions of my own.

Negotiation Details – There wasn't much of a negotiation. It was a minimum wage job at the mall.

Interview Details First interview was very casual, discussing career history, customer service philosophy, team building, accountability and loss prevention. Second interview was more indepth, discussing needs of this store's business, current team, past experiences with leading change to steer sales and loss prevention efforts... more of a "What will YOU do?"

Reason for Declining – Extremely low salary offer, that was said to be at the ceiling of the range... and at that rate, would not be elligible for merit increase regardless of review statements.

Interview Details Scheduled, primary group interview with 'what would you do?' questions and getting to know what kind of employee you are/will be. Secondary interview is conducted one on one but my interviewer took a lunch break halfway through and called in somebody I'd never seen before. If hired, you input your information into the employee database assigned an employee number and get informed on payment and tax options.

Negotiation Details – Having previous retail experience and being multilingual made no difference in my initial pay. Second interview/training on a Tuesday, started working before the weekend.