Target Interview Questions & Reviews in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Area
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Updated May 9, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Business Analyst at Target
Posted Oct 15, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took a day)
My interview just jumped to 3 behavial questions, and then question time. It was an one-campus interview. I would most definitly recommend taking the interview where you want to. I expected them to take a bit more direction, but looking back I wish I would have been a bit more assertive in the beginning.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Merchandise Planning Business Analyst at Target
Posted Oct 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took 4+ weeks)
Target's hiring process was fairly good, overall. I applied on their Career Site for my position and received a call from a recruiter about a week later. The recruiter was an awesome guy; definitely lived up to Target's "fast, fun, and friendly" mantra. The initial interview was very relaxed and comfortable; simple background information type questions. My recruiter informed me of my moving on in the process before we ended our initial conversation. I was then informed of an impending intelligence test, which consisted of a lot of math/finance based questions. We were later told that it is "used to filter out the idiots, because on an intelligence scale of 1-10, everyone at Target is at least an 8.5. I passed, had my second interview, which was all behavioral based questions and again, was informed before the conversation ended that I would be invited to their HQ for the final round of interviews.
The event was very well-done. Put me up in a hotel for 2 nights, paid for literally everything...flights, hotel, food, transportation, etc. Arrived at HQ, which is beautiful, and started the day off with a couple speakers, a review of the day (they have a detailed schedule for you personally), and a Q&A. You will be enjoying the day with at least 20 other potential candidates, but all the interviews are individualized. 2 interviews -- one with a senior member of the staff and one with someone at the director level -- all behavioral based. The day ends with some paperwork and a nice reception, at which point, a lot of the executives came down and talked to us.
Received my contingent offer a week later; after completion of a drug test (must be done within 24 hours), and background check, a firm offer is in place and that's it.
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Came in at a salary higher than they initially told us, so I was happy. For the BA positions, most of the salaries are pre-determined based on education level and work experience, so there will not be much wiggle room.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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BI Specialist at Target
Posted Oct 4, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Minneapolis, MN (took 2 weeks)
Phone interviews went great. Took some online assesments before arriving in MLPS. Quickly flown into Mips to have 1/2 day with a hiring agency and 1/2 day on site at Target head quarters. Passed everything with flying colors except with the hiring agency part I guess. The instructions on how to prepare were not good and I did not know what was going on.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Strategy Manager at Target
Posted Sep 28, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jul 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took 2 days)
The process consisted of an intro interview with a recruiter, a phone interview with a senior manager and another phone interview with the recruiter.
Once you move to the next round, but before your visit, you have to do a pre-work assessment. This consists of an online personality and skills (math) test and a personality inventory. This will take you about 4-h hours to complete.
On your site visit you will first meet with PDI International for personality test, a talk with an industrial psychologist and a role playing exercise. The role playing exercise was based on a case in which you have to counsel a subordinate about performance. There is really no way to prepare for this, just read the case and become familiar with the material.
The actual on-site target interviews were with eight people with small breaks in between. These interviews were mostly fit with a case or two thrown in. Target is very collaborative and very strategically conservative. They do not seem to be a risk taking environment and strategy has to be socialized to many people before a decision is made.
All the people I met were nice and helpful. The recruiter got back to me in 3 days and did not offer me the position. My biggest complaint is that by Target policy they will not provide any interview feedback. You can get feedback from PDI on the personality test and other aspects of that interview but I found the feedback too broad to be actionable.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Web Developer at Target
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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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 Jun 2009 in Minneapolis, MN (took 1 week)
I had to wait for awhile in the reception area of the corporate headquarters, than go through security and be escorted upstairs by the interviewer. Everything was very formal, and I was informed that there was a strict dress code. I got the impression that there was not a lot of flexibility or creativity involved in this job. The interviewer was polite and professional.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Product Specialist at Target
Posted Sep 26, 2011
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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 Sep 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took a day)
Study up on situation/behavior/outcome interview styles, otherwise you might get caught off guard. Very friendly and down to earth people, so it was less nerve wracking than I figured it would be. If you have employment history where you had to problem solve in any capacity, you should be able to come up with an example situation for them easily.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Business Analyst Intern at Target
Posted Sep 21, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Minneapolis, MN (took 3 months)
People were friendly and direct. Had to follow up multiple times. Interview process took a long time. Asked tough behavioral questions. Being concise was most important.
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No negotiation. They do provide housing to out of state interns.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Business Analyst at Target
Posted Sep 18, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Minneapolis, MN (took a day)
1 Behavioral interview. It was a one-on-one interview with a recruiter on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There were three questions all asking for a different situation. It took about two weeks for them to contact me with the offer. I took a drug test immediately and they performed a background check.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Floor Team Member at Target
Posted Sep 17, 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 Sep 2010 in Minneapolis, MN (took a day)
I applied at one of the kiosk at the store. After I finished a manager came out and greeted me. We set up an interview time. The interview lasted about 45 mins. They were simple questions. Why do you want to work for Target? What is your experience? When have you gone above and beyond for a customer? What are your challenges? How would you deal with an unsatisfied customer?
It was very personable, and the interviewer was extremely friendly and upbeat.
Best advice: Be as upbeat as they are. Target loves friendly and I mean friendly. Smile, joke, and be easy.
I got a call back in less then a hour with a job offer.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Business Analyst at Target
Posted Sep 12, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took 4+ weeks)
Initial phone interview with recruiter. Half-day series of on-site interviews with hiring manager and others, asking mostly behavioral questions ("Tell me about a time when you..."). Also had an informal interview with less structure. Additionally, there's a skills test that is challenging, a background check and a drug test that must be completed within 24 hours of receiving an offer.
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Absolutely would not budge on additional vacation--very disappointing. Otherwise, fair negotiation and good offer.
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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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