I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DSW in Aug 2016
Interview
I loved my interview with DSW! The recruiters cared that I had a great experience and they made the process quick and simple. I completed a phone interview and then a few weeks later, I completed a face to face interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us a time when you failed and how you overcame that failure.
The interviews were an easy process with multiple 30 minute calls scheduled with different members of the team you'd be interning for. They were super well-organized and easy to follow as they sent a schedule detailing the time, people, and the link to join the video call. Everyone was super nice and made it feel more like a conversation with friends than a formal interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How comfortable are you using excel? How would you rate your communication skills?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at DSW (Columbus, OH)
Interview
I was interviewed by several people. I found the process to be very unprofessional. The first interviewer came in 5 minutes late and continued to talk on her cell phone (a personal call) in front of me for 5 more minutes. The second interviewer asked me who I was when he had a list of scheduled interviews with him and proved to me that he had not even glanced over my resume. I also felt like he was hitting on me. I drove a total of 12 hours for this interview and spent money on a hotel to have this experience. If you want a professional company then I would look elsewhere.
DSW interviews FAQs
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at DSW with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at DSW overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at DSW as a Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Group panel interview: 40%
One on one interview: 20%
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