I applied in-person. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Dillard's (Houston, TX) in Feb 2012
Interview
Apply online and you will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 based on your application. Only those with a 4 or 5 rating are called for a face to face interview. Brief but thorough interview about your work history and aspirations with Dillard's.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Dillard's (Chandler, AZ) in Nov 2023
Interview
You will have three separate interviews. One with the cosmetics manager aided by other brand leaders, next with the store manager or district manager, and finally with the AE for the brand you will be working for. Each interview is a step to see if you will be hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What will you do to drive sales in a slow foot traffic store?
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Dillard's (Austin, TX) in Jul 2019
Interview
The first interview was with the overall store GM and then the Cosmetics Department manager, followed by the Cosmetics Rep for the Brand. The first two were great, but the Rep Seemed like the type to just not be impressed by anything or anyone. But was otherwise nice and professional
Cosmetic Counter Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Dillard's with 2.3 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 60.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cosmetic Counter Manager roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dillard's overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dillard's as a Cosmetic Counter Manager according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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