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      Merchant Assistant Interview

      Dec 17, 2011
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's (New York, NY) in Aug 2011

      Interview

      I was first contacted and asked to take a set of skills tests that were timed. The questions varied but involved retail math, critical thinking, and problem solving scenarios. I was contacted a week later after I completed the tests and was called in for a interview. My interview was rushed and hurried because the HR person I interviewed with had to be in a meeting that he forgot about. I could tell he wasn't really listening and was rushing me even to the point of cutting me off. The interview was maybe 10 min. I was notified via email a week later stating that I did not get the position. I was diheartned and felt that it was because the guy I interviewed with wasn't listening or tuned in because he other priorities.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work for Bloomingdales?
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      Question 2

      What do you tihnk of our website?
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      Other Merchant Assistant Interview Reviews for Bloomingdale's

      Merchant Assistant Interview

      Jun 30, 2014
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer

      Application

      I interviewed at Bloomingdale's

      Interview

      I was first contacted by email and had to take set of tests which included critical thinking,retail math anc probelm solving questions. Few days later, I was contacted by HR and called in for a interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What would your former employers say about you?
      Answer question
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      Merchant Assistant Interview

      Jan 23, 2014
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's

      Interview

      After I've applied online (online application included several tests- retail math, personality, logical, etc') I was interviewed by hr.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a situation in your previous job where you've made a mistake and how you dealt with it
      Answer question
      2

      Merchant Assistant Interview

      Sep 20, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's

      Interview

      Two sets of interviews. Have to be very up to date one excel. Once you make it past HR you have to take an excel test and interview with buyers.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work for Bloomingdales, and what can you offer?
      Answer question

      Bloomingdale's interviews FAQs

      • Merchant Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomingdale's with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Merchant Assistant roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomingdale's overall takes an average of 14 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Bloomingdale's as a Merchant Assistant according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  39%

        Skills test:  33%

        IQ intelligence test:  11%

        Personality test:  11%

        Phone interview:  6%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        4. Retail Sales Associate(95) ;
        5. Sales(62) ;
        6. Business Manager(50) ;
        7. Assistant Buyer(49) ;
        8. Bloomingdales Sales Professional(41) ;
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        10. Cosmetics Counter Manager(36) ;
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      Jobs at Bloomingdale's

      2 jobs in United States
      Assistant General Manager
      New York, NY
      ·
      $119K - $198K /yr
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      Assistant General Manager
      Los Angeles, CA
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      $114K - $190K /yr
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