I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at American Greetings in Nov 2014
Interview
I applied online through their website. It took about a week and I was contacted by HR. They asked if I would be able to do a phone interview right then. They explained it would be an automated interview and I would be given a few seconds to answer the question (it was recorded). You can't re-record your answer so you have to be happy with what you say originally. It was about 10 minutes worth of questions. Questions were basic things: why do you want to work here, what is your flexibility, etc. They do ask if you can work a day after a holiday which is a requirement for them.
After that I wasn't contacted for two weeks. At that time I got an email from the local hiring manager and they asked me to meet them at the store in the card aisle. The interview took about 10 minutes. Basically she asked me if I was flexible, why did I want the job, etc. She hired me at that time and I am to start in a couple weeks. All in all a good process I thought. It did take about a month from start to finish to get hired. I am excited about starting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most difficult question was probably describe a time you had an issue with another worker.
Phone call interview, super short and asked about availability and experience. Asked if I liked greeting cards or had experience with planograms. Wanted to make sure I had reliable transportation and understood that work would be heavier around the holidays and slower in summertime.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at American Greetings
Interview
i was simply called and after a very short conversation, where i was asked to confirm my reason for not working for past couple years and my home location i was hired. they arranged to meet with me complete i9 and then my tablet was ordered. I received employee number couple days later and began paid training modules at home and had to keep up with my time while completing them, a super easy process.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at American Greetings (Cleveland, OH) in Jun 2025
Interview
Offer was rescinded. I received a very casual phone call with basic questions and was told if I wanted the position it was mine and then was scheduled to meet the manager in person a week later. The day before I was supposed to meet the manager I received an automated email from the company saying they're not moving forward with me. I contacted the manager to verify this and he said that yes, they did decided to move forward with another candidate. Disappointing to receive an offer definitely from a human being then have it rescinded for no reason from an automated email. Was looking forward to working with this company as I love their products, but the process left me disillusioned.
Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at American Greetings with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Merchandiser roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 69 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American Greetings overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at American Greetings as a Merchandiser according to 69 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Group panel interview: 1%
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