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Updated Apr 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Apr 2012 in Durham, NC (took 1+ week)

I originally got a team interview through my university scheduled on campus with myself and two STLs. The questions asked were all STAR type as everyone else has mentioned on this site with one person doing the questions and another on note-taking duty. The interview lasted thirty minutes and both STLs were kind. They seemed receptive to the few questions I had, I thanked them, and went about my day.

The next day, I received and did the aforementioned test in which there were lots of character-based questions interspersed with logic and math. Get yourself a pad of paper and it will help a lot.

After all this, I received an invite to a 3.5h Talent Day at one of our local stores where we met with STLs from the area and the DTL. Everyone again was nice, and the same two STLs were there, so we talked and this helped take the pressure off. Then we were off to two of the exact same types of interviews as the other, finishing with a store tour by some of the ETLs.

Overall, I had a great experience and I was very disappointed to not get the position, especially due to the great culture and the nice STLs. If anyone out there from Target is reading this, it would have been much nicer to actually hear from HR about not getting the offer afterwards instead of just a canned email. There is also a lot to debate over whether or not they should provide feedback (they don't) so just be ready for that going in. I was slightly peeved over this and I think it's a shame I couldn't learn something more out of the experience due to that.

Still, I would say it's overall a position experience, just some policy annoyances. Be ready to build your stories that sound good and prepare on how best to fit them into the situational questions.

Interview Questions

Explain a time you had to deliver bad news to your supervisor.

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Other Details

I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2009 in Raleigh, NC (took 2 weeks)

they called me asked me some questions and was invited to a panel interview.

Interview Questions

how would i benefit the company

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2009 in Knightdale, NC (took 1 week)

Interview was collection of questions ranging from behavioral to traditional

Interview Questions

Describe a time you had to handle a angry customer?

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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5.0

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 in Raleigh, NC (took 2 days)

I talked to a Target representative at my school's career fair and he signed me up for an on campus interview. I got an email from Target HR and had to take an approx. 100 question test with personality questions and skills questions like math and organizational. I went to the on campus interview and had two Target employees ask me 5 behavioral questions, plus a few like "Why Target?" and "Tell me about yourself". This interview was on Tues. morning and I got a call back that afternoon inviting me for an onsite interview on Thurs. I went to the Triangle Town Center location for my interview. Two employees again, 10 behavioral questions plus strengths/weaknesses. Answering 10 behavioral questions in one sitting, I found to be quite difficult. I found myself returning to many of the same experiences over and over again, it was tough to find new ones for godsake I'm only 22 years old. I got a rejection email the following Tuesday. I had little retail experience and no real experience managing people which is probably more in the direction of what they were looking for. Overall, I think the process seems very fair and professional, but it is tough.

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time when you were creative.

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Tell me about a time when you realized after you had finished something that you had made a mistake.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2007 in Apex, NC (took 3 days)

With Target they make you apply in the kiosks in the store. One of the managers came and talked to me right after we finished and we scheduled an interview for 2 days later....very quick. In the actual interview I was questioned by two people and had to take a drug test...they were very understanding with the fact that I'd never had a job before and it was hard for me to answer some of the questions. They offered me the job at the end. It was definitely a quick interview process, the longest part was the interview itself which probably took around an hour.