Charlotte Russe Holding Sales Associate Interview

Interviewed May 2010 in Escondido, CA (took a day)

I applied in person, filling out an application and turning it in to the manager. I was looking for a summer job while I was in school. I got the interview about a week later. I was interviewed by the store manager with one other applicant (small group interview). The questions were fairly basic, like "What would you do if a customer had a complaint?" or "Why do you want to work here?"

The one question that stood out to me was the question of "Sell me the outfit you're wearing." I wore a business-casual outfit of plain dark jeans, plain black heels and a nice black shirt. I told the manager, well this outfit can go from work out to dinner with your friends--all you need to do is add some fun jewelry (this is a good thing to say, because CR loves to sell its accessories). The other interviewee, however, was wearing a jean mini-skirt and a t-shirt, so she didn't seem dressed appropriately for the interview. I got the job, but she didn't.