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Updated Jan 1, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interview Experience [?] Based on 19 ratings

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 in Bloomsburg, PA (took 3 weeks)

Target had a bin to put a resume in at a career fair I attended. Got a call a few weeks later for a brief phone interview and was asked to do an on campus interview. I got interviewed by two people who were very nice. Was asked similar behavior questions that appear on this website. Never heard back from them.

Interview Questions

What was a time you faced a difficult decision

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2011 in Athens, GA (took 4+ weeks)

Everything about the interview process was as described...after final the 4th interview I was offered a position at the Athens store...however after bein offered the position a decision was made by target to go in a different direction...this did not bother as much as the way the news was delivered to me...I received an automated email at 5 in the morning to inform me of the decision...the decision to email me this news after bein offered the position in person to me felt like a slap in the face...other than that I have no problems with the company very professional up until the last interaction

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time when you were challenged to go above an beyond what was asked of you at your previous place of employment.

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Walk me through a task from beginning to end in which you took the initiative to the lead the operation

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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 4+ weeks)

I first talked to this company at a career fair and they set up my first interview date that day. The first interview was about 3 weeks later with a Store Manager who had come to my campus for the day to do many interviews. I had received a reminder email and a generic email about what to research for them. From there I received an email from our campus representative that I was passed on to the 2nd round of interviews and received an email from a different lady who worked in the district office about interviewing with them. I traveled to interview at the district office and also interviewed with the store manager where the office was located. Finally, I received a call from the HR department to set up a final phone interview with the HR Manager. A few days later I called her and only talked for about 30 minutes. That same day I received a call from the campus rep that I was being offered the job!

Interviewers were really open about the process and let you know what they were looking for. They even asked more questions if they needed more information.

Questions were written down as Situation, Action and Results. You could clearly see them writing in each column as you began each question. They also rank your behavior as low medium high.

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time where you have to change your leadership management style.

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Tell me about a time when you found a problem with something you were trying to accomplish and how you overcame it.

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test and a Drug Test.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 1 week)

I received an email the day after I applied to set up a phone interview. After the phone interview, I was immediately passed onto the two face-to-face interviews during the next week and it was followed by another phone interview by the HR manager. The next day, I received an offer.

Interview Questions

Explain a time where you had an uncooperative team member.

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Apr 2011 (took 2 weeks)

I applied on Target's web site, transfered from Monster. I filled the app out put in a resume and was e-mailed 2 days later to set up a phone interview later. I did the phone interview for a half hour and was told to expect to hear from someone in the department with in a few days. I received an e-mail later that day to do another phone interview.

Interview Questions

Describe your management style.

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Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 4+ weeks)

Applied online. Was contacted by recruiter who reviewed in detail the position I was being looked at for. We discussed my past experience and then went through a serious of situational based questions.

After this interview concluded I was contacted 48 hours later to setup an interview with a STL. Met with two STL's and again went through situational based questioned.

A week later I was contacted and asked to meet with a District manager. Again I went through more situation based questions. Was given further explanation on the role and what it entailed.

Over the experience was very good. Everyone was very helpful and encouraged me to ask questions

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time when you had a different opinion, than your superior, on how to handle a specific situation.

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Tell me about a time you had limited time to complete a task.

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Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2011 (took a day)

The interview process is what has been described here at GlassDoor. Initial phone interview, skills type of test, and in-person interview consisting of 5 behavioral type questions some of which are in other reviews. It was question/answer, question/answer with very little discussion which is quite different than other interviews that I have been through. Having talked with some HR professionals, the questions that Target asks aren't necessarily the best way to get the people that they are supposedly looking for. The interviewer was polite, but did seem uninterested in being there. It seemed throughout the process that they were going through the motions.

I have known several people in higher leadership roles within Target, and they all said similar things to me, "we could use someone with your skills and experience". The funny part is that I look at the ETLs at my local Target and they fit what has been said here...kids right out of college with no work experience, no life experience, no leadership skills, no communication skills, and no business skills. I have witnessed ETLs who don't know their own areas of responsibilities or the stores where they work which is pretty sad. Target may have done me a favor in all reality. I can continue to pursue other and better opportunities.

The best part is the form email that I got from Target HR that classified me as an external candidate even though I receive a small amount of compensation from them instead of unemployment benefits.

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time when you had to deliver bad news to a superior.

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Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult person.

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 3 weeks)

Contacted by phone recruiter. Short 3 question interview (not behavioral) and then asked to come in the next day to interview with Store Manager. Actually turned out to be the Store Manager of the store I was applying to and a Store Manager from another store. 5 behavioral style interview questions. Took about 45 minutes. Then moved on to another 2-person team with 5 more behavior-style interview questions. Another 45 minutes. Was told I would hear back within a week. Actually received a call in 2 days, was asked to conduct a phone interview with someone from corporate recruiting. Had to take online assessment first. Scheduled the call, consisted on 5 more behavioral interview questions. Was told I did very well on assessment - my skills matched up to the position I was applying for (Logistics). Was told to expect a call within a week. Another 2 days later, called and scheduled my final interview with the Group HR person. This person seemed rushed and in a hurry to get off the phone from the start. Asked a couple of general warm-up questions and then 3 behavioral questions. Felt like I blew it from the start. Was told I would receive a call back by the end of the week (interview was on a Tuesday) and they would call either way. No call back by Friday, and then received a canned e-mail with my name filled in saying they were pursuing other candidates. The job was re-posted online within an hour of receiving the e-mail. I felt all interviews went really well with the exception of the last one. Not sure what happened, as I was well qualified and suited for the job. Guess it wasn't meant to be!

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time when you had to change your coaching style in order to motivate an employee. Tell me what the situation was, the original coaching style used, the new coaching style, and what the outcome of that change was.

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Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 3 weeks)

PROCESS: Met recruiter at career fair (wasn't planning to apply) and was encouraged to apply for the position. Set up a phone screen with a Store Team Lead (4-5 behavioral interview questions). Moved to a face to face interview with another STL (same questions). Then had an interview with the District manager and someone from the HR group (6-7 behavioral interview questions with lots of follow up). Informal "get to know you" with the Regional manager and a different HR member. Offered a position from the recruiter half an hour later.

Contingent on Background and Drug Test

IMPRESSIONS: Company left a great impression! Even if I hadn't been offered a job I would recommend it to other people because of how wonderful the process was. Everyone was very friendly and genuinely welcomed my questions.

Interview Questions

Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?

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Tell me about a time when you confronted your manager

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Negotiation Details

I was emailed an offer letter. 50k starting, full (cafeteria) benefits, vacation, etc. I was going to ask for 55k but found out that their insurance covers uncovered spouses (which I needed) so I chose to accept without negotiating.

If you do want to negotiate the recruiter brings your negotiation back to the team before deciding.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Yes | No

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jun 2010 (took 2 days)

The interview was very much based on previous experience and describing outcomes of prior work situations. The questions were very straight forward but I did feel as though they kept asking how comfortable I was with long hours and long work weeks. I think 4 of the 5 main questions they asked were focused around being overworked, etc.