I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ross Stores (New York, NY) in Mar 2020
Interview
You start with an hour long excel test which is tedious. You have a phone call with a recruiter and then get flown out to their New York offices. You meet with 4 buyers and 1 recruiter, all of whom seem extremely uninterested in anything you have to say. The day is exhausting and their offices are old and extremely messy, its not a modern work environment. One interviewer explained how old school they are as a company, utilizing paper for most communication and how far behind they are in any sustainability efforts. Two weeks later I got a voicemail from a recruiter asking to give me an update on my candidacy, it took me 3 days to get in touch with her again after multiple calls and her voicemail box not being set up. After I finally got in touch she said they moved in another direction.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to work in a difficult group?
inpersonal, recruiter seemed like she did not want to be there, loud and noisy background. QUick interview boring behavioral questions. We reviewed my resume. Thats reall all. Werid skills tests and excel tests.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Ross Stores
Interview
I went through and introduction interview, and was told that the main team lead was on vacation, but would go through formal interviews once they got back. I sent multiple emails in the coming month, even just to get an official NO. The job is still posted and I have never been contacted again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you would be a good fit for this role?
The interview went ok but they never closed the loop with me/didn't tell me that they weren't going to proceed with me as a candidate. She asked me about the salary I wanted and seemed taken aback by what I asked for even though I don't think it was unreasonable.
Assistant Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at Ross Stores with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Buyer roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 77 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ross Stores overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ross Stores as a Assistant Buyer according to 77 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
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