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Target Human Resources Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 36 Interviews
Interview Experience 30 Ratings
Human Resources at Target
No Offer – Reviewed May 30, 2013
Interview Details – Interviewed for an Executive Team Leader position. First interviewed with a store team leader, then with the store's executive HR and store team leader. Went on to interview at the district office.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult team member or guest? View Answer
- Tell me about a time you had to make a quick decision based on a lot of new information? Answer Question
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Human Resource Team Member at Target
Declined Offer – Interviewed in May 2013 – Reviewed May 30, 2013
Interview Details – Interview was great, the managers treated me with respect and talked to me like a normal person. Asked question with scenarios.
Interview Question – Why do you want to work at target? View Answer
Reason for Declining – The pay for the job, It was far to low. They want to pay $8 an hour for an HR position. I feel that it should be a minimum of at least $10.
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Human Resources Team Member at Target
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jul 2010 – Reviewed May 21, 2013
Interview Details – Completed an online application and received a phone call within a few days. Scheduled an interview in store. The first interview was with a lower level team leader, automatic second interview was with a high-level executive team leader. Offered position on the spot and given all information regarding position, salary and orientation on same day.
Interview Question –
Nothing difficult...
Tell me about a time when you worked on a team
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Negotiation Details – No negotiation. All compensation rates are hourly and are set by corporate.
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ETL-HR at Target
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 29, 2013
Interview Details – first had a phone interview with a recuriter form target MN. Called me back for a 2nd interview more detailed with more behavioral based questions. Lasted 30 minutes. Next, she arranged for an in person interview at a Target store with district leader and another recruiter from Target. Another interview scheduled tomorrow with store leader.
Interview Question – Why Target? Name a time had to have opposing sides agree? Answer Question
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HR Manager at Target
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Minneapolis, MN – Reviewed Mar 30, 2013
Interview Details – Target is known for behavioral interviews. If you pass the phone screening, the recruiter will ask you to come in for in-person interviews. During this phase, you will interview with approximately 4-6 interviewers for 30 minutes each. The interviewers will range from VP to Group Manager, HR level. During the behavioral interview questions, they will look for you to provide 1) the situation, 2) the behaviors or process that you went through to resolve the situation, and 3) the outcome (whether positive or negative). Special Note: If you are interviewing for a role that will supervise others, you will be asked to take a Leadership Assessment which takes approximately 5 hours to complete. You will do the computer based personality and cognitive portions on your own computer (3-4 hours) and when you come in for your in-person interviews, they will set up an 1 - 1.5 hours for you to do a simulation of a specific scenario. You should receive feedback within 2 weeks on a decision. If you are offered the position and accept, you will have 24 hours to take the drug test.
Interview Question – Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a situation that was not well received? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I had my counter mapped out before I got the offer. I did not have to counter. They were very generous. Note: This is a headquarters position.
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Human Resources at Target
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 30, 2013
Interview Details – I applied online and received a call the next day to set up an interview. The interview was set for a few days later. I read up on all of the interviewing tips on glassdoor and they helped A LOT. I was asked about my background and a few situation questions. You are expected to answer the situational questions in a specific format and that is STATE THE PROBLEM, STATE THE STEPS YOU TOOK TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM, STATE THE OUTCOME. If you follow this, you will do well. The woman who interviewed me was really laid back and made me feel comfortable and confident. We went back to a small office where she interviewed me. The interview itself was only about 15 minutes but she told me right at the end that she would like me to come back for a second interview to meet with her boss. At the second interview, I felt much more comfortable. The HR ETL just asked me a few personal questions and did a bit of a follow up on the questions from my first interview. It was really easy.
Interview Questions
- Pretend you are out of a specific product a customer is looking for. What would you do? Answer Question
- Tell me about a time where you dealt with an angry customer. Answer Question
- Tell me about a time where you were part of a team, what your role was, and how you succeeded. Answer Question
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Human Resources Assistant at Target
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Vauxhall, NJ – Reviewed Jan 28, 2013
Interview Details – I filled out a app online. They called me in for a interview. The process took almost 4 hours. They gave me two standard interviews. They asked normal interview question. If you have the job you would know immediately. They will give you a paper to go take a drug test thats right up the street.
Interview Question – All the questions were just like any other interview questions. Nothing hard View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotation
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Human Resources Assistant at Target
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Chicago, IL Feb 2011 – Reviewed Nov 4, 2012
Interview Details – Quick and simple...it wasn't a tough interview. They could clearly see that I was qualified. They asked a few basic questions about my experience and asked me to submit to a drug test and background check.
Interview Question – Tell me a joke. Answer Question
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Human Resources Representative at Target
No Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA Aug 2012 – Reviewed Sep 15, 2012
Interview Details – They interviewed several several hundred people in one day. They had everyone line outside and fill in an application. If you filled an online application, you could go in first. The interviewer asked why I wanted to work for Target. She asked what I liked about my last job. She asked if I was willing to be a cashier.
Interview Question – Why do you think you would be a good fit for Human Resources? Answer Question
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Human Resources Technnician at Target
No Offer – Interviewed in Tyler, TX Apr 2011 – Reviewed Jul 27, 2011
Interview Details – Target does "internal" postings when someone leaves. Even though they always post in the newspapers first. I have applied about four times for multiple hourly positions just trying to move up. It seems impossible. The questions are a little difficult. They want them to be job related but I do not have any office experience...thats where Im trying to go. But the hr team is really nice and help you feel comfortable. The questions consisted of... Tell me a time you had an issue with an employee, Tell me a time you made a mistake and what did you do to fix it. They want a three step answer state the problem, the steps you took to fix it and the outcome of your decision. Its quite difficult. I have failed multiple times especially the first interview. But its a leaning proccess. They say I do well at the interviews but they want someone that has a leadership attitude its a hard to obtain leadership skills when there is only a few leadership roles for hourly tefam member. But they give you great feedback each time and encourage you to keep trying. Overall it was and is a good experience.
Interview Questions
- Tell me a time that you had a problem with another employee? Answer Question
- Tell me a time you had to work on a project that had a deadline? Answer Question
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