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Updated May 25, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Executive Team Leader at Target
Posted May 25, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Sacramento, CA (took 3 months)
I initially applied for the position through a job search website. I received a phone call about three weeks later. The interview process was very indepth, and required a lot of back and forth emails with recruiters. I met with two store team leaders, both who really said they liked me, so I though that I was going to do well in the third interview. The third interview I met with the district team leader. She was very serious, and was quite the opposite in terms of personality that the other store team leaders had expressed target was about. Both store leaders said they wanted candidates who were upbeat and cheerful, but it was hard to give off those personality traits when the district leader had a stone cold face.
The interview was pretty much the same in all three interviews. It consisted of behavioral questions and required you to set the situation, what behavior you took, and the outcome that came of it.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Executive Team Leader at Target
Posted May 15, 2012
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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 Jan 2010 in Sacramento, CA (took 3 weeks)
The interview consisted solely of behavioral based questions. Target's career program is geared more towards leadership and managerial development, which is why the interview questions are all designed to elicit specific instances of the interviewee's past leadership roles. The more specific the answer, the better; I ended up getting the job offer and accepted it. It's a great place to start your career, but I'm not sure how great a place it is to stay for long (5+ years). Usually if you aren't slated to get promoted within your first few years of working there, you'll be stuck in the same position with a salary cap for the rest of your years.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Management Trainee at Target
Posted Apr 5, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Sacramento, CA (took 3 weeks)
I found Target at a career fair. They did an on the sport, situational interview and then from there set me up for another interview in the store. This was with a store manager and HR manager from a different area. From there I was sent to my next interview with the District Team Leader and another person of that level. This interview was only 30 mins.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Sales Representative at Target
Posted Mar 7, 2012
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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 Nov 2011 in Elk Grove, CA (took 5 days)
Had a phone interview - then few days later i got a call for a in-store interview. then met a team lead and had my first interview then had to wait about 20 mins for another target employee to interview me. They offered me the job, Then signed i singed the work papers and background check.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Floor Team Leader at Target
Posted Dec 31, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 in El Dorado Hills, CA (took 3 weeks)
One interview on campus. Two follow-up interviews after that.
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Negotiation Details
Yes. Only do so if you plan on long-term career with company.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Starbucks Cashier at Target
Posted Dec 9, 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 Nov 2011 in Davis, CA (took 2 days)
Before the interview, I took a basic multiple choice assessment test that asked what I thought the best/worst solutions to certain situations were. The position was for seasonal Starbucks cashier and I was interviewed by the Starbucks Team Leader . She asked me:
1) Why I wanted to work for Target Starbucks
2) Do you have any retail experience
3) What would a supervisor/teacher say were your strengths and where you needed improvement
Then she moved onto 4 situation-type “STAR” questions, where they ask “Describe a time when..” and your answer should describe the Situation, the Task (what’s required, who was involved, when/where it took place), the Action taken, and the Result. The questions asked of me were: Describe a time when you…
1) helped someone in need
2) worked with a group to achieve a goal
3) performed a task out of your skill set and how you handled it
4) a time when you had many projects/deadlines
After the interview, I was supposed to interview with the Team Leader’s supervisor, but she was not there that day. So I came back the next morning to interview with her. Again, she asked similar STAR type questions:
1) Why I wanted to work for Starbucks
2) Describe a time I helped someone in need
3) Describe a time I made a mistake and what I did to fix it
4) Describe a time I was frustrated with another co-worker.
Overall the interview experience was pretty easy because I prepared for it using the questions I found here on Glassdoor.
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Negotiation Details
I didn't try to negotiate, but it probably would have been useless to if I did.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Executive Team Leader at Target
Posted Oct 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Sacramento, CA (took 5 weeks)
I applied online and received a call from a recruiter about two weeks later. She asked me: "What is your leadership experience?", "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?", and "Why do you want to work for Target?". Then I took an assessment test that focused on: personality, problem solving, and situational instances. Then I had a 1:1 interview with a Store Leader followed by another 1:1 interview with another Store Leader. Here are some of the behavioral questions they asked me:
Tell me about a time:
-"You had a conflict with another employee/classmate"
-"You made a mistake at work or in a group project"
-"You had a conflict with a manager/supervisor"
-"You had to be creative at work or in a group setting"
-"You felt like you weren't succeeding at your job"
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Floor Team Member at Target
Posted Jul 4, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in El Dorado Hills, CA (took 5 days)
Was contacted to come in for an interview. They use a set of questions asking to give examples of certain experiences in your life. Nothing difficult but you have to be specific of who, what, when, where, why and of course the most important the result.
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The only problem I had with Target is that they are very slow with their hiring process. I was told I would be contacted in a couple days. When I was never contacted I was kind of freaked that I didn't get the job because I had given a good interview. But when I went in they offered me the job. So you just need to be a little pushy and show them you want the job, don't wait for them to come to you.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Group Leader at Target
Posted May 31, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2011 in Woodland, CA (took 3 weeks)
A recruiter from Target contacted me after finding my resume online. He was very excited and wanted to interview me for a position they had in a Distribution Center. We went back and forth trying to connect and the initial conversation was about the position and what it entailed.
There was a follow up interview with the same person that fit the Behavior Event Interviewing type. Interview was neutral....how much can you do in 20 min on the phone. At the end the interview I asked and he said that they would get back to me within a week or two. That was three weeks ago.
I followed up a week later with an email - no reply. Week after that, phone call - no reply. Week after that final email - no reply.
In my opinion very unprofessional conclusion to the process. If I wasn't a fit, just let me know - it would only take a second. Good luck to anyone who wants to work for Target...not a very professional organization from what I have experienced.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Executive Intern at Target
Posted Feb 15, 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 May 2010 in Sacramento, CA (took a day)
I was interviewed by a District Team Leader so I only had to do one of the two interviews. Lots of behavioral questions about leadership, decision making, assertiveness etc.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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