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Sears Assistant Manager Interview Questions & Reviews
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA Feb 2013 – Reviewed Mar 19, 2013
Interview Details – First had a pre-screen interview with a store manager. Next step was an interview with the district manager. After that process I had a phone interview with another assistant manager and finally had a business case interview with a fourth person. It was a long process, but all in all it wasn't too bad.
Interview Question – How would you handle working in this environment being an outside hire. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Given offer from recruiter over e-mail. No negotiation needed because I told them what kind of salary range I was looking for prior to offer.
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Assistant Manager at Sears
No Offer – Interviewed in Spokane, WA Feb 2012 – Reviewed Mar 13, 2012
Interview Details – Interview on the phone with store manager even though we are located in same town
Interview Question – How do you hold yourself accountable to get tasks done? Answer Question
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA May 2010 – Reviewed Sep 7, 2010
Interview Details – During the interview, you will likely be asked if you have any questions. Interviewers expect you to have questions about the company, the group you would be working in and the job that you are interviewing for. Here are some sample questions to ask during an interview. Which questions you actually ask depends on the tone of the interview as well as the level of the person interviewing you. I have split the questions into groups based on who they would be aimed at: hiring manager, peer, and HR/Recruiter. You don’t want to bombard the interviewer with dozens of questions, but you do want to have an accurate picture of the position, as well as the company and group culture(s). At the end of each interview, ask if it is okay to follow up with them later if you have further questions. This is an excellent time to ask for a business card, which will also allow you to send each interviewer a thank you letter after the interviews are over.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a co-worker who wasn't doing his/her fair share of the work. What did you do and what was the outcome? View Answer
- Have you worked with someone you didn't like? If so, how did you handle it? View Answer
Negotiation Details – Negotiated salary
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Holyoke, MA Feb 2010 – Reviewed Jul 20, 2010
Interview Details – The store manager called me a few days after I applied for the position. She immediately scheduled an interview for me, and I was offered the position on spot. A few days later, she called me with a salary offer, and I accepted.
Interview Question – What were you most unsuccessful with in your past job? Why? What did you do to overcome your struggle? Answer Question
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Glendale, CA Oct 2009 – Reviewed Jun 19, 2010
Interview Details – I submitted my resume to the Sears hiring website. 2 days later I got called in for an interview. I went in for the first interview, told I would get a call back. I got a call a few days later and had my second interview. This is when I got hired. Took a total of about 7 days from submitting my resume to being hired. It was fast, great interviews, and the district manager went into a lot of details.
Interview Questions
- How did you turn around morale of the employees who were older then you. Answer Question
- How did you raise your close rate and surveys. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Added an extra $10,000 a year to pay. Tell the district manager about your experience, and how much you think you are worth.
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Hoffman Estates, IL Apr 2008 – Reviewed May 3, 2010
Interview Details – I applied online. After I was filtered through other applicants, I was sent a plane ticket to Hoffman Estates. I flew in the night before, and was put up in a hotel. The shuttle picked up a small group of us. We had breakfast, then went through two one on one interviews; in addition, we had a group exercise where we debated with each other and tried to accomplish a goal given to us by the own proctors- obviously there was more to the exercise than just accomplishing our the personal agenda given to us.
Interview Question – If you were a cartoon character, who would you be. View Answer
Negotiation Details – I was given an offer. I countered with a 10 percent increase. They never bit on it, and it was a take it or leave it offer.
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Nov 26, 2012
Interview Details – Have to pass two very lengthy assessments, one is a personality quiz that I personally didn't care for
Negotiation Details – What were you able to negotiate? What advice would you give others considering an offer?
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Assistant Manager at Sears
No Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2011 – Reviewed Nov 19, 2011
Interview Details – After filling out the online application; recieved 3 separte emails that required surveys/tests. I only had 24 hour to complete each one. They each took about an hour. Then got called for an interview the next day. (very little notice) Went to the interview- was left waiting 30 minutes after interview's scheduled time. Was in interview for almost 2 hours. Received email 11/2 weeks later that the position was filled.
Interview Question – Question on one of the surveys- regarding charts and graphs related to sales increases and decreases- some them were not very clear Answer Question
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2011 – Reviewed Nov 11, 2011
Interview Details – I applied online September 20th. I was sent (2 weeks) an online Skills/IQ test. Three days later I had phone interview with a hiring manager. I again took a personality test. I had another phone interview and in person interview with a district manager. Then I had another phone interview.
Interview Question – How do you hold others accountable? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Not much room to negotiate. They told me what the min and max was for the position. They gave me about $1,000 less then the max.
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Assistant Manager at Sears
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2010 – Reviewed Oct 24, 2010
Interview Details – Very lengthy. Included 2 applications, 2 skills test, a busness case study, store manager interview, district manager interview, and 2 phone interviews from regional manager and vp.
Interview Question – Tell me your experience? Answer Question
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