I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Target (Apple Valley, MN) in Oct 2010
Interview
I applied online as a cashier in early September. 4 weeks later, I received an email from the HR dept at the Target store in which I would have my interview. On the day of the interview, I went through two one-on-one interviews with Executive Team Leaders. At the end of the second interview, I was offered a seasonal conditional cashier position for the holidays, and was then scheduled for a drug/criminal background screening. After successfully passing both background checks, I was scheduled to start work at Target 2 weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you had to help a friend or a stranger in a work area where you had no previous experience and you had to meet a deadline. What was the situation, who were the people involved, what were the people's role, what was your role, how did you solve the situation, and what was the outcome?
It was two interviews. The first one was a recorded interview for 15 minutes and the second interview was in person. The questions were very similar. It is common questions that they would ask for being in retail.
Was just a quick 10 minute call from the store manager, didn't take long at all. He asked if I had the availability he was looking for and if I could be punctual. Smooth process
It was overall very brief from applying to hearing back. Was just a day of meeting with a couple managers and talking through a cashier job. Nothing too out of the ordinary for a role like this.
Cashier applicants have rated the interview process at Target with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cashier roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 2,053 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Target overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Target as a Cashier according to 2,053 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Drug test: 16%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 1%
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