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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sacramento, CA May 2009 – Reviewed Sep 18, 2012
Interview Details – What would your Present boss say about you? They questioned all about financials like volume of previous stores, number of employees, number of assistant managers, sales numbers for day after Thanksgiving. Also wanted to know if you can handle non-performance problems with associates and managers. They asked mostly situational questions like what would you do if you ran out of an advertised item.
Interview Question – Tell me about a time you made a bad decision and what happened. View Answer
Negotiation Details – When I was job offered I expressed disappointment in salary and the recruiter called me an hour later with an additional $4000 and I accepted at that point.
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Nashua, NH May 2010 – Reviewed May 11, 2012
Interview Details – great process...they got back to me quickly...very happy i chose to work for this company
Interview Question – they wanted to know specific numbers that i drove at previous company Answer Question
Negotiation Details – normal
No Offer – Interviewed in Athens, GA Feb 2012 – Reviewed Apr 2, 2012
Interview Details – I received the opportunity to interview with Kohl's by attending an on-campus career fair. I spoke with one of the recruiters and she offered me an interview. I thought the interview went ok considering it was my first real interview. It was very laid back and conversational. I could have answered a few questions more thoroughly, but overall, I think the interviewer was pleased with my responses. Afterward, it took about two weeks for them to send a response. i did not get another interview, but it was a good experience.
Interview Questions
No Offer – Interviewed in Palmdale, CA Jul 2011 – Reviewed Aug 4, 2011
Interview Details –
I was contacted by an assistant recruiter of the company and she conducted a telephone interview.
After this initial interview ,I was passed on to the regional HR manager and the interview took one hour.
Specific questions about leadership, promoting associates, difficult customer and employee problem
solving, what methods were used to drive sales and merchandising were asked.
Interview Question – As I am a retail management professional for over 20 years, the question about where I see personal improvement possibilities. Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA Jan 2010 – Reviewed Feb 24, 2010
Interview Details – I was contacted by the recruiter to set up an interview. It was a three step interview process that included two phone interviews with HR recruiters and one DM interview with general behavioral based questions. I knew going in to the interview that they didn't have immediate openings available but I have heard great things about the company from employees so I wanted to get the experience to meet with them. Everyone that I have dealt with was pleasant and it seems like a great place to work. Growth however is minimal until they expand further in our area.
Interview Question – Why did you leave your current job without a job in this economy? Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Miami, FL Apr 2008 – Reviewed Mar 18, 2009
Interview Details – I was first contacted and screened via telephone. Once that was completed I was set up for a one on noe intervirew with an HR rep that was doing interviews in my area at a local hotel. The interviewer was over one hour late. He seemed bored and not very personal. He suggested that I apply at other retailers. a total turn off due to how unprofessional the interview went. a total waste of time
Interview Question – why are you looking for a positon with Kohl's? View Answers (4)
No Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2011 – Reviewed Jan 18, 2012
Interview Details – After i spoke the the recruiter Kohl's contacted me about the management position. The interview was fairly easy, i was in a room with two recruiters asking me fairly simple questions.
Interview Question – Why do you want to work at Kohl's? Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Sep 2011 – Reviewed Dec 1, 2011
Interview Details – It was largely a behavioral interview with a lot of questions like "describe one time when you were as a leader" etc. It went really fast and they had a sheet of questions they already prepared, however there still be questions regarding to your resume.
Interview Question – Tell me one time when you were as a mentor? Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2010 – Reviewed Dec 16, 2010
Interview Details – I communicated with Kohl's through my recruiting office at my university. After that, I signed up for an information session where I met a store manager at a local store. The manager explained the interview process and the benefits of working at Kohl's. From there, the next day I was scheduled to interview with a recruiter on campus. The interview took approximately 15 minutes and was a general behavioral interview with questions about my resume and thinking-process.
Interview Question – Describe to me your biggest weakness? Answer Question
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