The Gap Interview Questions & Reviews in San Francisco, CA Area
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Updated Jan 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales Associate at The Gap
Posted Jan 14, 2012
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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 San Leandro, CA (took 1+ week)
Awesome culture, friendly associates and managers. Consistent expectations with regards to quality of work. Applied online and received callback in about 4 days, went for an interview which was a group interview of about ten people given by two managers. Hired about five days later, after background check was completed.
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Negotiation Details
No salary negotiation
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Merchandise Program at The Gap
Posted Dec 3, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
First interview was with two different individuals. Half an hour was with one and the rest of the hour was with the second. They both asked similar questions.
Second Round Interview was over the phone. Had to complete a project and present it.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Inventory Planner at The Gap
Posted Sep 22, 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 San Francisco, CA (took 1 week)
I was able to get my resume directly in front of a recruiter through a personal contact. While it took a bit to get a call back, once the recruiter did call the process was very quick. I spoke with the hiring manager and another member of the team within days of each other. A day after my last phone interview, I was given the offer.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Human Resources at The Gap
Posted Sep 20, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 weeks)
Started with the initial interview for screening with the recruiter. Waited a few days to set up a phone interview with the manager who works remotely. A few days after the phone interview with the manager, the recruiter called me explaining reasons why I was not qualified for the position.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Human Resources Manager at The Gap
Posted Aug 28, 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 Aug 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 1 week)
Process consisted of two phone interviews: one with a recruiter and the second a few days later with the hiring manager. Both were about 45 minutes. The interviewers were well prepared and focused almost completely on functional knowledge. They didn't want to be walked through my resume: they would describe a situation and want me to describe what I had done in the past to deal with the situation.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Finance at The Gap
Posted Aug 18, 2011
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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 Jul 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 weeks)
I initially applied for a corporate accounting position via the Gap, Inc. website. I was contacted shortly after and spoke to an internal recruiter about the position. She set up a phone interview for the following week with the hiring manager.
The phone interview went great and I was invited to the corporate office for in-person interviews. I met with 5 individuals during the onsite interviews. Overall, I felt that the interviews went very well. I called the recruiter after the interview and she informed that she received positive feedback on me from the team as well. I was told that they had one more candidate to interview early the following week and then they would be making their decision.
A week passed and I heard nothing. I followed up with the recruiter and she told me they had not yet made a decision. I never heard anything from them again. It would have been nice to at least receive a phone call if I was not selected for the job instead of just leaving me hanging.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Director at The Gap
Posted Aug 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 5 months)
I was invited to apply by the hiring manager, who happened to then get promoted and no longer be the hiring manager. After 2+ months, I was interviewed in a speed dating style (6 people, 30 minutes each). Made it to the 2nd round and had a 1 on 1 with the initial person who wanted me to apply and panel interview with direct reports. Everything seemed like a formality only at this stage. I was told they'd have a decision by end of the week...only to then be called to say, the decision is too tough we want you to do a presentation. Fair enough, I'd have to do this all the time if I got the job. Honestly, though, at this point we were approaching 5 months and I realized if they took this long to make a decision to hire someone, the likelihood of them supporting me with quick decisions going forward was in question. I didn't provide my best presentation and I didn't get an offer.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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RMP Program at The Gap
Posted Jul 22, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
2nd round interview: project-based, in which you had to demonstrate trend forecasting, merchandising and financial planning abilities.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Merchandiser at The Gap
Posted Jun 21, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 weeks)
Interviewed as an external candidate with Gap Inc for merchandising job with several divisions. All HR reps were nice and supportive but very open about company reluctance to hire externally. Company favors promoting ingrown talent which is great if you work there, but very difficult to break in to. Hiring managers very open to interviews and passed to several rounds (right up to Brand/division heads), but offers never extended, as internal candidates were favored. So why bother inteviewing external candidates? No sour grapes, but this may be why Gap Inc and its' brands look stale and are suffering at the point of sale...what is the quote? "the definition of insanity....." .
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Marketing Manager at The Gap
Posted May 19, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 2+ weeks)
I received a call about the job over a month after I applied. The first interview was over the phone with a company recruiter. I met in person with two people from the department, the manager and direct report. The interview was short, 30 minutes per person, and very rushed. I had to take a skills test after. Two weeks after submitting the test, I had to contact the recruiter to find out that I was not hired.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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