I applied online. I interviewed at Target (Minneapolis, MN) in Aug 2021
Interview
Tour of the corporation
Situational Behavioral Questions by two interviewers. They asked about 4-5 questions each. Interviews are about 15-20 minutes each.
Received a call from HR a few days later. Was able to negotiate $1 more.
I applied online. I interviewed at Target in Jul 2022
Interview
Positive phone interview process. Average difficulty. More of a conversation than getting drilled. I would interview with them again, even though I didn't get pushed forward to the next round. She went over the the benefits with me as well, which sounded great and really explained the position well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know anyone who works here? What did they say about it? This position requires working and communicating with many different departments. Can you give me an example of how you have done that in your current job or past jobs?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Target (Minneapolis, MN) in Jan 2017
Interview
The interview included many situational questions as well as background questions. I had to pull from my project experiences through my studies, as well as specific situational details of interpersonal relationships and data related work. It is necessary to prepare for the questions that they are going to ask. My recruiter gave me practice questions to reference before I came in for the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are metrics that I have used in past projects or work?
Sr Merchandise Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Target with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr Merchandise Specialist roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Sr Merchandise Specialist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
Drug test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
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