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Updated May 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales Specialist at Bloomingdale's
Posted May 11, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Garden City, NY (took 5 days)
I went in for an interview and the 1st interview went well so then they asked if i wanted to wait and do a second interview in 20 minutes so I waited, and that interview went well too, then they had asked me for a third interview and said that they would call me. They called me maybe 5 days later to do the third interview and that went well and i had gotten offered the job and placed me, and filled out the application and forms so they could do a background check. They told me that they would call me when to start for training. I got the call 3 WEEKS later and they said that there was a mistake made that the position that was offered to me was not there and kept trying to offer me lower positions. I was without a job the whole time. The people were very friendly there, play up customer service skills to impress them.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Department Manager at Bloomingdale's
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 2 months)
Sometimes you know when you wasted your time, and with Bloomingdale's that is it for sure! I applied for a Department Manager position. I have a, B.A.,M.B.A., and I realized upon interview the person I was being talked to was not schooled very well. I even corrected their english on the interview, which was in a wrong tense. It was a strange interview as if I was truly wasting my time.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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Sales Associate at Bloomingdale's
Posted Apr 18, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took a day)
I applied online and was contacted through an e-mail to go through prompt's to set up an interview. I arrived to the location and the woman at the desk was pleasant. They had me wait around until the interviewer came. She wasn't a manager for the department I was applying for. She shot question after question at me, and the questions had no flow. She made me feel like I was wasting her time, like she wasn't listening to me, and that she wasn't in the mood to be doing this. She was condescending and made attempts to "put me on the spot" with questions. I must say that I felt pretty insulted after that interview.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Manager at Bloomingdale's
Posted Mar 22, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 2 months)
3 rounds of interview. Initial face to face interview with store manager, second round in-store with floor managers and final round with store VP.
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Sales Associate at Bloomingdale's
Posted Mar 18, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 (took 6 days)
The interview process was rather lengthy, as I interviewed with three different managers, all asking similar questions. I took an online personality test, and filled out an in-store application. The 1:1 interviews took about three hours, so any potential applicants should be sure to have some extra time set aside for the interviews. The managers did seem very attentive and did not rush through the interview questions. Bloomingdale's seems like a company that would be good to work for, with reasonable expectations of its employees.
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Reason for Declining
I accepted another job.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Department Manager at Bloomingdale's
Posted Jan 17, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 weeks)
The one on one interviews with the Store Manager and HR Manager went great . we had the same focuses on the business and clear expectations but the 4 assessments that I had to take were hard for me since english is not my first language. I took me 4 hours to finish them all .
I am a hard working person with open availability and 10 years of experience on my last job with more than 30 awards and is frustrating that all that did not mean anything.
I am sure that I will do a better job than someone who passed those tests.
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They were great questions to look for Talent.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Sales Associate at Bloomingdale's
Posted Jan 5, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 in McLean, VA (took a day)
It was a pretty common procedure. We talked about team work and what I was looking for in a position. My interview was not like a panel interview, although I've talked to several associates and that was the method of their interview.
They asked me questions about the lines that the store carries and whether or not I'd shopped in the store before.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiating! When they told me what I was going to make per hour, it was higher than I expected!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Service Associate at Bloomingdale's
Posted Jan 4, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in New York, NY (took a day)
Everything went very quickly. Interviewed by three managers. Did not take job because it was only for 14.5 hours.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Representative - Holiday Season at Bloomingdale's
Posted Dec 3, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in New York, NY (took a day)
Basic interview. questions were things like: why are you interested in this position? how do you respond to authority? what are your strengths and weaknesses? Is there a particular department you think you would be good for? why? should a full-time position open up at the end of the season might you be interested? what goals do you have for this position? if you were to stay on, what long-term professional goals do you have?
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Merchandising Support Associate at Bloomingdale's
Posted Nov 12, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in King of Prussia, PA (took a day)
I had an interview with a manager for a part-time Merchandising Support Associate which, by the online job description, is a stock person. I was asked very general questions about my past/current work experience and if I had any retail experience. I do have about three years retail experience. I answered all questions thoroughly and the interviewer and I engaged in general conversation. Although, it struck me odd that he felt the need to mention how the job was very physical and it would involve standing and walking. I am plus-sized and I feel that he took one look at me and decided, NO. At the end of the interview I was advised that he was screening applicants and that he and the HR Coordinator would make decisions and give calls back to individuals that were to move on to the next interview. No sooner than I arrived home I got an e-mail from them stating that they did not have a position that matches my experience and skill set. Really, what kind of experience do you need to work in a stock room and replenish goods to the floor? All in all, I was sized up from the door and he apparently didn't think that I was fit for this job that I am extremely overqualified for.
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