I applied in-person. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Origins (Houston, TX) in Mar 2010
Interview
Came into a clean fresh store. There were only 2 customers along with the assistant Manager who I was happily greeted by. As we walked to the back we had a friendly ice breaker conversation. She handed me over to the store manager and we talked a while. I was a little bit uncomfortable because the Store Manager was hard to read, as in her body language and facial expressions were very expressionless. It was almost like she was starring through me but she actually ended up being an amazing person to work for.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Origins in Feb 2014
Interview
I was found by an internal recruiter. Then took the Estee Lauder Co questionnaire over the phone which took about 45ish minutes. Then met with the assistant manager and manager to be offered the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Origins?
Are you comfortable touching people's faces for mini-facials?
Do you use skincare products?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Origins (Houston, TX) in Apr 2013
Interview
I was first screened by phone with the full time key holder, then invited in for second interview with the Assistant Manager. Both interviews were very professional, and the ladies were easy to talk to. The second portion was a phone interview which determined if you were a candidate worth proceeding further. Lastly I interviewed with the store manager, during the interview she went over sales expectations and coaching reports, which gave a realistic review of what was expected on the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a cause I am passionate about? I was not expecting that so it caught me off guard.