Target Executive Team Leader Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Four rounds of interviews. Mine started with an in-person interview at a career fair that was organized through my college. Second, I had two phone interviews: one with a Store Team Leader, and one with an HR Business Partner. All three of these interviews were very similar. Read the other interview questions posted on this site to get an idea of what you want to say. All questions start with "tell me about a time when..." I used this website to prepare answers to these questions so I was very prepared. Then, the HR Business Partner and the Store Team Leader will discuss your interviews and decide if you should move on to the final round. I didn't receive my offer to move on to the final round until about a week after my prior interviews. My final interview is scheduled for next week, so I can't yet comment on the format of that session.

Interview Details – Every question that I was asked was listed on this site. Look over them and be prepared to answer them. The position that I was applying for was in another state. I was called shortly applying for a position online. Called by HR. Scheduled a second interview for a couple of weeks later with a store team leader. Nailed that phone interview and then another STL called about 1 hour afterwards for another interview. I did not know that this was going to happen but was told that it was standard procedure. After a little hesitation, I got on my feet and did well.

They moved me onto a video interview. I had to go to the local Target store where I was sent to a back room with a web camera and a TV. I proceeded to be interviewed by the district team leader. He was very dry, was texting as we were talking, asked questions from a script and writing down my responses.

At the end of the interview he told me that he actually didn't have a position open in his district but would check with other District leaders. About week or two later HR emailed me with a very general statement of decline. Stated to keep applying. I have applied for about 20 other positions all over the US and have never been contacted for any of them but delcined for about 10 of them. I stopped applying. I figure they just did that to give me hope but probably have me on a list or something not to hire for a certain period (not sure but betting on it as other companies have done the same.)

Best advice is to be very upbeat and positive, have answers to the questions listed on this site, research the positions that you want, ask them questions, and show them how you meet their needs.

I think that I didn't get hired b/c in the last interview, I didn't show them how I could meet their needs and I didn't have research on the specific ETL position that I wanted. (I thought that I was applying for all ETL positions but he wanted the specifics and how I met those. I was not prepared and it showed.) I'll be honest, I did well with the first HR interview and then rocked the next two. The problem is that I blew the last one. It's my fault but I do wonder if they really didn't have a position open in his district (if, that's the case, why were they interviewing me).

Target looks like a great place to work with lots of opportunities but the life of a team leader seems very stressful and busy. I"m kind of glad that I didn't get it.

Good luck!

Interview Details – I completed: 1 on campus interview with a single recruiter, an online test that took a little over an hour, an onsite interview that consisted of 2 separate interviews with sets of 2 Target employees (District Manager participated in 1), and a final phone interview with an HR director and his assistant (in that order)

Interview Details – I started as a team leader (hourly supervisor). When I went through the process to become an ETL, I went through a round-robin interview format. Three interviews with Store Team Leaders and district business partners, typically nine questions that are behaviorally based. Example: Tell me about a time you had to deliver a tough message to upper management? If you make it through the round-robin, you will interview with the District Team Lead and may have to interview with the Regional Manager.

Negotiation Details – I didn't know at the time, but salary is negotiable. External hires tend to get better offers. Worst they can say is no when you ask for more.

Interview Details – Initial communication came from the recruiter who I had met at a job fair. We conducted two phone interviews about 30-40 minutes per. I also took an online assessment which asked a series of behavioral type questions and specific questions tied to P&L statements.

Interview Details – Just got hired a couple of weeks ago for 50k BOOYAH! The interviews were all pretty similar. I had 1 phone interview with a campus recruiter, another phone interview with a store team leader, an in-person interview with a district team leader, and then a final phone interview with an HR manager. Everyone is pretty awesome.. they were all nice and professional and made the interview feel somewhat engaging. All the questions are on here.. if you are a fun person and have experience managing people and/or are a recent college grad then you should be fine. I don't graduate until May, but got the job. I have 5 years of serving experience, 2 years managingl, and 4 years running my own business. All of which helped, however, if you have relevant experience where you work with a diverse team of people then you should be good. Be yourself, give them examples of times that you were the boss and ran that ish. Even if you have to fabricate a little bit, they want you to give them the idea that you will be able to deliver..

Negotiation Details – I didn't negotiate.. Having your name sent out asking for more money when you havent even started there yet seemed kinda stupid to me. I didn't want to put a bad taste in any ones mouth. Plus if you are good then you will make bonus and get promoted so I stuck with my fifty g's.

Interview Details – After applying online, they will email you to set up a phone interview. The phone interview lasts about 20 minutes and they ask you the standard "why Target?" "tell me about your experience" etc. They also ask a couple of behavioral questions. Then they'll set up another interview (mine was in-store) and send you an assessment to complete via email. It takes about an hour and it's math, logic, and situational questions. During my in-store interview, I met with a local manager of another Target. I studied up through this website for possible interview questions and it helped a lot. They really do ask the same behavioral questions that others have put on here. My interviewer was very short with me and barely let me finish my answers before moving on to the next question. I'm pretty sure I was her first interview of the day and she already looked like she was over it. Then I was taken to another room for another interview, this time with two managers from other stores. They asked the same line of questions and actually let me finished answering them. However, towards the end of my interview, one of the interviewers started looking on their cell phone and texting, which I thought was a little inconsiderate. I didn't get an offer past this stage, but to be honest, I was really turned off after my interviews. One thing that I will say is to review the example interview questions on this website, but don't over think it. I think maybe my answers seemed a little rehearsed, but I thought that being prepared would show my interest in the position.

Interview Details – Very unpleasant experience. I went to the college career fair, briefly spoke with Target's representatives, left my resume, and received a call from university's career services. They told me Target was really impressed with my resume, and wanted to invite for the interview. I have my Masters degree, and when I was attending Target information session, their representative was very surprised to find me among BS seniors. I asked her how many people would interview us, and she answered minimum 2. In reality, it was just one guy, newly minted college graduate himself who was reading the interview questions from the list (nothing new, thanks to the glassdoor you can find all the answers here), listening to me and writing at the same time. I have got several years of professional experience, interviewed hundreds of people myself, and I know I nailed that interview. Nevertheless, in a few days I received an email basically saying: thanks but no thanks. I was wondering if you already had a candidate and job profile (focusing on BS candidates) why on earth to contact someone with my background?

Interview Details – Went through the on-campus recruitment process. Met with the recruiter who told me about the position--even though I've never worked retail I have a lot of leadership experience and the job and company culture really appealed to me. The hiring process is very straightforward. You MUST prepare for these interviews, even if they seem to get exhausting (it's the same questions over and over again). Prepare 7-10 really good "power" stories--focus on stories that are the most complex that involve the greatest amount of people. Do your research on the company and come prepared with about 5 questions to ask the interviewer at the end.

Structure of the interviews: There are 4 levels of interviews. The first, with a recruiter/ETL/Investigator. The second you go to a store and interview with an STL. The third can be in the same day (they shuffled me right from my second to my third interview in the same morning) with a District Team Leader. The first three interviews can last about 20-30 minutes. The fourth interview is a phone interview, only 15 minutes, with someone from HR. They don't want to hear your long answers--just answer the question. Then, they call you later (if you get it) with an offer. You have to do a drug test within 24 hours and then they send you a formal letter with your complete package--salary, benefits, everything.

Negotiation Details – They just offered me the position yesterday. I plan to negotiate and I'll update this later.