I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Macy's (Oak Brook, IL) in Sep 2013
Interview
I had an interview 2 days after applying for the job online. The interview lasted about 20 minutes and at the end, I was offered a position on the spot. The questions were all fairly standard pertaining to my work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time that you had to work together as a team to get something done.
Casting call was a excellent place to be when I was hired. Talented people to interview you. And very competitive to get a ask. Attire was important of course. New York City was excellent
Interview was conducted online, automated and with hiring staff. Notified of next steps via email and phone call. Application process and approval process were streamlined. Everything was well communicated up to and including reporting for the first day of work.
Reached out via email followed by a phone call that if you move forward in the process leads to an offer (via email) and directions for your first day of orientation
Retail Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at Macy's with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Merchandiser roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macy's overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macy's as a Retail Merchandiser according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Drug test: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Background check: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -