I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Gap Inc.
Interview
First, I submitted my resume during a career fair and online. I got the quickest response from the Career Fair - I got asked to an on campus interview the next day. Interview was about 20 minutes asking in depth behavioral questions. Some typical, some atypical like "name a time you were in an ambiguous situation." Then, I got an email back I think about a week later for my second round interview - this project you have to do that takes about 15-20 hours. Really in depth and a lot of work, but it is a good way of exercising your strengths and to show your experience in retail. Then a little less than a month later, I got the call I made it to the third round - final assessment day in SF, California. There, it was two 45 min interviews - both 2 on 1 asking about your project and behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you were unsuccessful with one of your goals and what did you do.
Many rounds of interviews and case. The case was exciting but the final interview day was hardest. Make sure you're able to defend your ideas and have a lot of knowledge and opinions on the fashion industry ready to discuss.
First round was standard behavioral and background questions, although they read from a list the whole time and didn't care much about who you are. The project round, spent 30-40 hours on my project, only had a week to do it, and they rejected me with no reasoning why. Waste of time and clearly don't value the people who invest time into their interview process.
Super intense interview process with a behavioral test, project, and trend questions. I made it to the project-based interview and thought I nailed it, however, I received an informal rejection email a couple weeks later. Overall, it was a gruesome process and extremely stressful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What current fashion trends do you see influencing the retail industry, and how can Gap Inc. adapt to them?