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Merchandiser at Sears
Posted Nov 10, 2011
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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 Aug 2011 in Alpharetta, GA (took a day)
Applied online via referral from job board.
Received email from Sears informing me of date/time of interview.
Interview was 2 managers and me.
Interviewing manager read scenario questions and asked me for answers of how I would handle a situation (this would be the personality test part), what accomplishments was I proud of in previous jobs, what were my goals for this job, etc.
Wages were discussed as well as dress code, number of hours, and possible start/end times for work day.
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Reason for Declining
Job board led me to believe this was a more than minimum wage job.
Interview told me this was not the case. That in itself would have been OK.
BUT:
-Hours were variable based on store sales (store retail volume determined number of hours available for the week; was told I could only be guaranteed 15 hours per week) and hours would be always be variable with no set schedule for days/times for shift (start as early as 6AM, leave after closing at 10PM).
-Dress code was discussed and I found I had to get a completely new wardrobe for this job (I don't favor the color requirements Sears specified, so I don't have that in my wardrobe) . For a minimum wage job I didn't feel I could spend my first couple of paychecks clothing myself for the job. Not only that, but when I asked about a particular type of shoe I was told (and this is a quote) "no, absolutely unacceptable". (they were low-quarter walking shoes) I felt that response was rather abrupt (rather than responding to me with "no, I'm sorry, that won't work").
These two things led me to believe this was not the place for me.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.
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Merchandiser at Sears
Posted Sep 4, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jul 2011 in Springfield, MO (took 5 days)
I applied online for a Merchandiser position at Sears in Battlefield Mall. I received an email the same day asking me to interview at a specific time about four days later. When I arrived for my interview, a woman told me the person doing my interview was absent for the day. I was frustrated by this but politely asked if there was anyone else who could speak to me about the position and she said she would find out. I waited approximately ten minutes and when I was about to leave, a man asked me three or four quick questions and said he would have someone get back to me. They never did, and I did not care enough at that point to pursue the position anyway. I felt if it was any indicator of their organization's professionalism I wasn't interested anyway.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Merchandiser at Sears
Posted Jun 4, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Houston, TX (took a day)
went great, but i didn't meet age requirement which is 17 or 18. be ready to tell stories about how you once helped someone. lots and lots of stories about customer service
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Merchandiser at Sears
Posted May 15, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 3 weeks)
A process that could have taken 1 week took 3 weeks because a variety of reasons including printer not working, person not available when scheduled and poor phone system.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Nothing to negotiate.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Merchandiser at Sears
Posted Apr 18, 2011
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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 Nov 2010 in Gaithersburg, MD (took a day)
1. one time you help someone?2 ;do u like working in a group? Why u left ur last job.
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Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Drug Test.
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Merchandiser at Sears
Posted Apr 16, 2011
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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 Nov 2009 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)
It was a job fair , so got the interview pretty quicky. It took around 15 minutes after the filling of an application. Did not have much experience but got the job because i answered the questions really well with the experience i had.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Merchandiser at Sears
Posted Mar 16, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 2 days)
Very typical to other interviews listed here, I was called to schedule an interview after applying online, went in the following day, the manager who was supposed to interview me was out that day so another stepped aside to interview. He asked some very typical questions and briefly explained the position and the second interview. Was never called for a second interview, likely they just found a more suitable candidate. Beginning to end, the interview lasted maybe 20 minutes.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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