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Updated Jan 25, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Store Manager at Target
Posted Jan 25, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Lawrenceville, GA (took 2 months)
The phone interview went well and the person I spoke with seemed happy and excited about working for the company. However, my one on one interviewer was very dull and boring. He didn't seem like he enjoyed working there. It made me feel like I was BOTHERING him by showing up to the interview. Made me not want to work for Target, if it was only 10 AM and this person was already THAT unhappy doing his job!
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Store Manager at Target
Posted Aug 4, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Oct 2009 in Seattle, WA (took 6 weeks)
Talked initial with a recruiter, then another recruiter (an executive recruiter), then did a couple hours of a 'job shadow'/interview with store manager. After that interviewed with a district manager. Once I passed that I interviewed with the group director and group hr (group interview). After that I had an interview with the senior vice pres and upper hr before I was made an offer. Used behavioral interviewing process - tell me about a time when you did x.
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Negotiation Details
Some room for negotiation - not a lot
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Store Manager at Target
Posted May 25, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 6 days)
As part of the internal job advancement process, I was identified as a "high" potential manager. I was partnered with mentors and participated in manager development training. After great performance in the stores I worked in, I was selected to interview for store manager positions slated for the future. The interview process involved a "round robin" session involving 3 sets of panel interviewers in one day. After 48 hours our so, I received feedback that I "passed" the round robin and now need to interview at the regional level which consisted of another set of panel interviews. I traveled over 500 miles to the regional interviews about a month later. I passed the interviews and was set up to meet with the VP of the region and other peers. After meeting with the VP and his team, I passed the whole process and was "benched" until a store manager position came open. Now there were several others who shared the "bench" with me . Therefore, depending on the need, developmental strategy, and senority on the "bench", several benchees were waiting for a store. The placement process was lengthened due to economic changes that drove sales down. Therefore, new stores scheduled to be built were post-poned or discontinued. This caused anticipated positions to be stretched out over 4 years.
Perceptions: Target is a great developmental organization for managers. However, the perceived viewpoint is that promotions are made to those who "look" pretty or handsome and don't have over 10 years of work experience. Many of the recruited ETL's are straight out of college and are given a chance to manage a process in the store to prove their potential. This is great only if they understand how to deal with adversity and failure.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.
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Store Manager at Target
Posted Apr 12, 2011 — 2 of 2 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 2009 (took 3 weeks)
The interview process started with an internal recruiter. Moved to an interview with a store manager then to a district manager then to a panel interview at a "Group" level. Behavior based questions then whatever questions the interviewer wanted. Titles of interviewers were district team leader, Group Leader, Pharmacy supervisors and HR business partners.
Most interviewers were extremely pleasant and courteous.
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Negotiation Details
Benefits were not negotiable other than being able to take a vacation prior to it being earned as it was a planned event. Salary was not able to be negotiated.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Store Manager at Target
Posted Nov 9, 2010 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 Nov 2010 (took 3 months)
The process starts off very fast when talking with the recruiter, but comes to halt as you start your series of endless interviews with every member of the region and division teams. I am 3 months into the process and working on my 7th interview. Each interview takes anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks to set up and an additional week after to get any feedback on if you made the cut.
A little disappointed that it is taking so long and still no offer for an area that is in need of serious management help.Often appears that the recruiter and memebers of the interviewing community are not on the same page as relates to next steps.
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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 Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Store Manager at Target
Posted Aug 3, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Phoenix, AZ (took 1+ week)
The interview consisted of two rounds of behavioral questions, with each question taking about 3-5 minutes to answer. Preparing STARs for this interview was incredibly helpful.
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Reason for Declining
They wanted a full-time staff member, while I was searching for an internship.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Store Manager at Target
Posted Jun 10, 2009
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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 2009 (took 2 weeks)
The phone interview was basic. Asking behavorial questions. They encourage you to be honest about criticism you were given at previous jobs to expose your weaknesses. It was discouraging because they were interviewing for a position, but did not have the position open. Therefore they could not give you a relevant start date.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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