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Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Feb 2, 2010).
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Seasonal Cashier at Sears
Posted Feb 2, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
when i went in to interview, I was to see Bonnie, then the manager Mitch. Mitch was a very nice man, made you feel welcome. I didnt know it was seasonal because it was not advertised as that so Mitch told me that most likely I would stay on. Well then ended up hireing too many and I was not offerend the job even tho i was called to go in many days when there were no shows, i dont know why they got rid of me.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Associate at Sears
Posted Feb 2, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Pasadena, CA (took 3 weeks)
My interview process consisted of four interviews.
The first was a prescreening interview which went well. I was scheduled for a 1st interview the following week.
My 1st interview went very well and I was scheduled for a 2nd interview with a department manager the same day.
My second interview went well and seemed to be leading to a job offer but at the last second he noticed a skill on my application that led him to ask if I would be interested in a different hire paying position. I then set up another manager who could hire me for this other department.
I return the next week for my 2nd second interview only to find out that I am not qualified for the hire paying position and that the man who gave me my second interview was not even a manager in the department I was originally applied for. I then set up another interview with someone who could hire me for the original position
My fourth interview was delayed due to a staff meeting, it was delayed three hours. I could hear the meeting going on and all the department managers were getting yelled at by the store manager for not doing their jobs. at the end of this meeting i had my interview and was offered a position, i declined
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Any store that could not follow their own hiring procedures
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Associate at Sears
Posted Jan 21, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 (took 1 week)
My first interview was with the Operations Manager. In this interview, I was asked about my strengths and weaknesses. The next interview was the Brand Central Manager. In this interview, I was asked what I know about televisions, vaccums, cameras, and camcorders. I was also told to always smile because if you don't you will not be hired.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Associate at Sears
Posted Jan 16, 2010
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2.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2008 (took 5 days)
Not too bad, you take an initial multiple choice personality test then based on that they bring you in for first round person to person interviews with HR. Then you are interviewed by the manager of the department you are applying for. If he/she likes you, you're in.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Merchandising and Pricing Associate at Sears
Posted Jan 16, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in Chesapeake, VA (took a day)
Sears' online career application system screens you as a candidate, and then allows you to schedule an interview at that store location. When I got there, the human resources representative did not seem to be expecting me, and then was unable to retrieve my information from the computer. On top of that, the job I applied for, did not even exist at that location. Sears has now twice scheduled me for an interview where the position was not open. Take my advice and phone the store's human resources department and find out if there's actually a current opening for that job or any other for which you may be qualified. If so, then you can complete the online application and schedule an interview.
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Marketing at Sears
Posted Jan 15, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)
There was no rhyme or reason to the whole process. The first contact was a telephone call from an "outside HR" consultant who spoke with me for about 10 minutes and then set me up a face to face meeting with the Regional Executive the very next day. That intervew was canceled, though no one thought to call me. I showed up, the Regional wasn't in and I left. Called the HR consultant numerous times to find out what happened. Never heard from them again.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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LP at Sears
Posted Jan 11, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 (took 4 months)
I first applied for this position 3 months before hearing anything. I actually thought the position had been filled, so I had accepted another job. To my amazement I was contacted finally and scheduled for an interview over the phone. I am actually waiting to see how it goes. Does anyone have any ideas for me.
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Sales Associate at Sears
Posted Jan 4, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in Kingston, NY (took a day)
My initial communications with the company began with your standard online questionnaire to see if I was a good fit for the company. I applied for electronics sales.
I was called the next day and asked when I would be available for an interview. We scheduled an interview four days after the phone call.
When I arrived at the store, I initially spoke to the young lady who was working as their HR personnel. She told me that she wasn't sure where they were going to place me, and had me sit in the Loss Prevention office of all places to wait for the assistant manager in charge of home improvement. I got plenty of strange glances as employees walked past the room with me on the bench.
After about ten minutes the assistant manager arrived and the interview began. He asked the typical retail store interview questions with nothing that really struck me as abnormal. One thing that I told him was that I knew absolutely nothing about tools, lawnmowers, or snow blowers; I also had no selling experience.
After the first portion of the interview, I was then asked to wait yet again while they found the general manager (who was an extremely nice guy) to ask me the same questions as the first guy. Again, I told him that I knew nothing about tools, etc. In response to this, he asked me to "sell" him a stapler. I did a quick spiel about the features of the stapler that made it worthwhile, and after telling me what he liked about me, and promising me that they'd be able to teach me the products he gave me the job.
The general manager told me that he gave me the job because of a few key things. First, I looked him in the eyes at all times. Second, I sat straight up and was not afraid to answer questions honestly and directly. Third, when he asked me to "sell" him the stapler, I did not freeze even though I had no prior experience.
One thing that I should mention is that they never "taught" me the tools. They gave me about 20 hours of computer-based training in total to learn everything there was to know about the store's operations as well as its products. I reached out to my fellow employees often, but they basically just told me to tell customers something they'd want to hear to sell the product; my conscience wouldn't allow me to do that, so I left the job fairly quickly.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Cashier at Sears
Posted Dec 3, 2009
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2.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 2 days)
I completed the application online. I was called in for a group interview in which they asked questions to the entire group and it was basically a free for all as to who wanted to answer each question. I was selected to interview one on one for the cashier seasonal position. The manager asked me basic questions about previous jobs, sales experience, times I dealt with a difficult customer, etc. I was hired on the spot after the one on one interview and started a few days later.
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Analyst In Training at Sears
Posted Dec 1, 2009
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 2 weeks)
Called for a phone screening and if they're interested, you get invited to write a 1 hour analytical test. Following that there are 2 interviews with 2 panels for behavioural and analytical. Finally, there's a 1:1 with a senior manager. The people are very friendly and enthusiastic about working for their company.
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