Macy's East Merchandiser Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Oct 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)

I received an email within days to set up an interview time. My interview basically consisted of the HR Generalist asking me when I could start. In so many words, I told her we needed to rewind a bit. I then came to realize that they didn't have the position available that I applied for. I asked why they reached out to me if the position wasn't available, and she told me that other positions were open. The position I applied for was for a Merchandiser, and they wanted to place me in an entry level minimum wage sales position. I told them after years of visual and Store Management experience, it would be a bit of a step down. She said she'd discuss it with the store manager. They called me in a few days later and told me they'd put me in a selling specialist position until the merchandising position opened up on January 15th. This was nothing more than a lie they told me to coerce me into filling an important position before the holiday season. I was never promoted.