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Updated Feb 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Seasonal Sales Associate at Macy's
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Manhasset, NY (took a day)
I thought the interview was really unprofessional. I wasn't even asked any questions, just what my availability was. I had no prior sales experience, so that definitely hurt my chances (although they knew that from my CV, so I'm not sure why they called me in).
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Product Assistant at Macy's
Posted Jan 24, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took 2 days)
The interview and hiring process was very easy. I interviewed over the phone, was called in a few days later for a 1:1 interview. Met with two people and got the job the next day.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Service Associate at Macy's
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Miami, FL (took 5 days)
I applied for Macy's online and in 2 days received an email to schedule an interview. When I got there the manager that scheduled my interview wasn't there so, I had to wait for the HR rep to call in another manager which took an hour. When the manager came in he was very easy going and professional. He asks basic interview questions from a script and offered me the job, I accepted the job offer and he left out the room to get my papers ready but after 30 minutes of waiting the manager returned only to tell me that the previous manager who scheduled my interview had scheduled a surplus amount of interviewees. Needless to say, they retracted my job offer and told me to reapply for another position, but I didn't bother.
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Reason for Declining
Frustration from the manager's mistakes.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Macy's Seasonal Sales Associate at Macy's
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Durham, NC (took a day)
I came late but that didn't matter since no one was there and when they finally came I had to wait another 30 minutes. When I finally went to interview with a managet she asked me about 5 questions (i.e. Tell me about a time you were given great customer service) and told me she would call back if they had any open positions. After i left and was headed up the elevator she stopped me and told me they had a postion and asked me to come and fill out paperwork.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Fine Jewelry Sales at Macy's
Posted Jan 17, 2012
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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 Jul 2011 (took 2 weeks)
I was contacted by email and scheduled my own interview. I then met with a floor manager and then a department manager. After clearing the background check and personality test, I was hired. Training is self-administered with computer programs. Employees train themselves and the ability to independently problem solve is a must.
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Negotiation Details
Negotiations were not well received.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Executive Development Program Store Management at Macy's
Posted Jan 17, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
I talked to someone at a career fair and they told me to apply online. I then was invited to a few jnformational sessions where they chose the interview candidates. I had a two part interview in my college town and then found out a few weeks later that I was invited to the on site interview in NYC. The interview was very simikar ti the first one, just longer. There was two one on one interviews with normal behavioral based questions and then questions based on the assesments we took. The rest was group presentations and group strategy sessiins. It seemed like the culture was a lot of fun. They were very serioux about being yourself and not being fake.
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Negotiation Details
Not able to negotiate
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Wedding and Gift Registry Consultant at Macy's
Posted Jan 15, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 (took 2 days)
The hiring process consisted of filling out an application on-line and taking a pre-employment assessment. Once the assessment was complete, it gave me some days and times to select for my interview. Interview consisted of the "tell me about yourself" question. Once the HR manager heard I was prior military, the interview was over and I was offered the position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Stock Associate at Macy's
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Bethesda, MD (took a day)
I applied online. I was then contacted a few days later by email to select a date and time to come in for an interview. I chose the next available time. When I got to the store, I went to the HR room and had to sign in. There were 2 other people that were there before me. By the the time it was my turn to speak with someone, it was about an hour after my scheduled time (i had arrived 15 minutes before my scheduled time). I was asked the basic questions "why did you apply" "when can you start" "describe a time you saw someone do something unlawful and what you did". Because I applied for stock, I wouldn't be working the cash registers, but still be on the sales floor and was asked how I would deal with customers, even though that wasn't a part of the job description. The woman that interviewed me was a bit confused by the questions she had to ask me because (in her own words) she never interviewed someone for the stock position and was used to interviewing people for the cash register position. I was hired on the spot and was told that it would be an on call position. Even though at the start of the interview I was told I would be working the days I indicated I could work on the application. So that was one problem I tried to sort out. But I couldn't work it out, because everyone that my interviewer talked with said that the job could only be offered as on call.
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Reason for Declining
I wouldn't have been able to come in at any time since I'm a full time student. And from what I was told, I would be mostly called in on the days/hours I had class.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales at Macy's
Posted Jan 9, 2012
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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 Jul 2011 in Santa Clara, CA (took a day)
Questions are simple. Just asking why Macy's and what interests you most. How do you feel about working with a team and so on.
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Negotiation Details
There really was no negotiation. They have everything set.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Executive Development Program at Macy's
Posted Jan 2, 2012 — 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 Oct 2011 (took 2 days)
Macy's came to recruit at my school where the company held 1:1 interviews. The interview consisted of a coaching exercise and a behavioral interview. Then for second round you were asked to complete some online assessments for retail math, personality, etc. The second round interview lasted 2 days. The first day was informational and the second day included a group presentation and 1:1 interviews.
Macy's did a great job with the recruiting process. Also, what stuck out most throughout the interviewing process was how excited all their employees were about their jobs as well as Macy's as a company. It seemed to have a great work environment.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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