I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Macy's (Calumet City, IL) in Aug 2013
Interview
Basically, if you apply online you get called for an interview ALL THE TIME!!! So dont get your hopes up. Anywho, when I went online to apply, i recieved an email later that day asking to set an appointment time. i set it for the wednesday a week later but cancelled it once i heard this position is commision based with very low hourly wage. i wasnt interested anymore. but then, the friday after i cancelled the interview, i got a call that i didnt answer. they called again and i just answered. it was Macy's. she asked me to come in for an interview that Monday at 12:30. i did. Mind you I'm pregnant and the mall is across the street from my mom's house so we walked over and it's the middle of summer and i wore all black. Of course I was sweaty and tired. Once I got to the HR desk, the woman got my name and told me she MEANT to call me and that the interviewer for this department will not be in until 6:30 that evening. the first thing i thought of was dont tell me you meant to call when i'm already here. luckily,my mom lives across the street so it was no problem to come back. anyway, later at 6 i left out to get there by 6:15. I checked in and set down and waited to be called. Once I was called into the room, the interviewer did NOT have my resume and asked if I had retail experience under my belt. Obviously from my résumé I did not but they failed to look at it before obviously. The interviewer said I was what Macy's was looking or but because I lacked experience, the odds were against me. I just recieved an email saying they were not interested.
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Was interviewed for a seasonal position. Was told they have no seasonal positions, once they found out I was a college student. Made no sense to me quickly ended the interview.
The interview process was straightforward and fairly quick. It started with a phone interview from a recruiter or hiring representative who asked general questions about my background, availability, and interest in the role. The tone was professional but conversational, and the interviewer focused on making sure I could handle a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
I had one interview with the store manager and it lasted for about 45 minutes. The interview was all standard behavioral questions. I was offered the job on the spot.
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Macy's with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 2,121 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 Sales Associate according to 2,121 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 8%
Phone interview: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 2%
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