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Updated Mar 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2010 in New York, NY (took 3 months)

I interviewed with HR first and they basically went over my resume, discussed why I wanted the position, and what interested me about off-price buying. After this interview, I was called into a second interview with HR. The follow up interview seemed to be more geared to finding the right department/direct report fit. I took a short retail math test during my second visit. I then returned to interview with two buyers, two DMMs, and a VP of the division before they decided to hire me. They seemed happy and all of the people within the division appeared to have close personal ties. It was a long process, but it wasn't ulcer-inducing and probing like many interviews I've had at other companies.

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time when you had to work in a group to solve a problem.

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What interests you about off-price buying?

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Negotiation Details

For an entry-level position, there wasn't much room for negotiation. But the compensation was fair.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.

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Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 in New York, NY (took a day)

After leaving my job at Macy's the first week of Feb I had an interview with Ross the following week.
The corporate recruiter contacted me the week before to set up the interview, she didn't tell me exactly where she found my information but at the time I did not think to ask.
I met her at their office in the high 30's and Broadway. Very nice building.
I filled out an application (not sure why); never filled out an application for a corporate job, seems silly to me.
I went in and we went over some basic information - past experience, what I learned from them, what would my previous bosses say about me, strengths, weaknesses, and some situational questions (what would you do if, how would you react in this situation, etc).
The interviewer was very difficult! She was firing questions at me, not waiting for me to finish my last syllable. It made me so nervous I didn't answer some questions as I wanted to.
The interview lasted about an hour. I thought it went pretty well despite me answering some questions wrong.
They decided to fill the position from within which is annoying to say the least.

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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced at your previous job? How did you handle it? Did you require any help from your colleagues?

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Los Angeles, CA (took 2 weeks)

I applied online and got a call about 2 weeks later. I got a phone call saying they would like to interview me for the assistant buyer intern position, I was scheduled to come in the following week. I was interviewed by one lady in a small office 1:1. I was mostly asked things about school and my classes. The questions seemed to try and get you to tell how your classes could help you in the internship.