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Updated May 29, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted May 26, 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 Jan 2009 (took 3 months)
I was referred by a friend who was a GAP employee.
The manager had called me for an interview few months after I turned in my application.
A group interview was conducted. It was casual. The manager had asked each of us questions. The questions were quite easy and all related to past job experiences and situations that might happen in a retail setting.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted May 10, 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 Apr 2011 in Calgary, AB (Canada) (took a day)
I first got a call from the manager about 3 days after I applied online. When I was at the interview, we started off with a set of very basic questions. Nothing out of the ordinary. After the questions, the manager asked me to go inside of the store and pick a couple of outfits that reflected my personality. I then explained the outfits to him and related them to myself. Afterwards, we had a sort of role playing activity in which the manager was a customer and I was a sales associate. When these two activities were done, he very politely explained my flaws and gave me wonderful suggestions on how to improve my approach to customers. Since this was my very first time applying for a job in the retail environment, I learned a lot about this field. The manager was very polite and professional.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Apr 28, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in New York, NY (took 3 days)
I filled out an application online and received a call later that day. I missed the call but called back and scheduled an interview for 2 days later @ 3:30. I arrive there about 3:25 and wait a long time for the manager up untill about 4:15. Then i get interviewed. the manager never siled and never really seemed interested in hiring me. The interview was very short (about 5 minutes). I dont know why i dint get the job. I did tons of research and prep, was very upbeat, smiled, although i must admit I didnt maintain eye contact the way i usually do. I got a "thanks but no thaks" email the next day.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Apr 4, 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 Dec 2009 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
It was a very easy interview. I basically met with the store manager, and they asked me about some of my previous work experience and my availability. Nothing too difficult. Plus, the manager was very nice and made me feel comfortable.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Apr 1, 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 Apr 2011 (took 2 weeks)
I applied online and within 24 hours I got the call from the manager, which was surprising because I have zero retail experience, and was only applying for summer. I was really nervous because it was my first real interview. It consisted of a phone interview, and then I was asked to come into the store for an interview. It was one on one with the manager, who was super nice and laid back. She asked general Q's, like a time you had to break the ice or a time you had to manage multiple tasks in order of importance. Then I had to pick out outfits based on my personal style, which was pretty fun! I'm waiting on a phone call, I really hope I get it!
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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 Associate at The Gap
Posted Mar 29, 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 Jan 2009 in Kansas City, MO (took 2 days)
The ask you questions regarding things that were mentioned during your first interview. The second interview was a group panel interview.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation phase.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Mar 14, 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 May 2009 in Los Gatos, CA (took 3 days)
I delivered my resume in person at the store and they told me that the manager was actually there at the time and she would take a look. After she skimmed my resume she invited me back for an interview that next week. When I arrived we went into the back room and I was interviewed by the store manager and the stock manager. They asked general questions about why I wanted to work there, a time when I had experianced exceptional customer service, my abbilty to recognize/ my response to stealing etc. It was mainly ethical and circumstancial questions. There was only one interview and they offered me the job then and there.
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Negotiation Details
Well, on my resume I had a job listed that I was already being payed $9.00/ hour at and at the time most gap employees were being payed $8.50. They said that as the job listed was from a year ago that they would be willing to pay $9.25 which I happily accepted.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Mar 1, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Seattle, WA (took a day)
Gap is very focused on getting people to sell their cards. If you present yourself as a good salesperson, you're halfway there.
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Negotiation Details
Not much negotiation about salary/hours since it was such a basic job.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Feb 7, 2011
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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 May 2009 in Montreal, QC (Canada) (took 4+ weeks)
Applied online. Got a call back for a group interview (consisting of about 3-4 people) within 2 weeks. After that, they hadn't called me for about a week, so I called them. They then asked me to come in for a 1:1 interview with one of the managers. When he realized I worked better with kids, he sent me to another manager in-store (who works in the kids dept) and I had another interview.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Jan 6, 2011 — 0 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 Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Plano, TX (took 5 days)
I was interviewed by this snobby short guy. He wasnt interested in anything I had to say.
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Reason for Declining
It just wasnt for me.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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