The Gap Stock Associate Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Called in for interview after a few days of applying online.
Was a group interview with about 6 other people.

Interview Details – I applied online and a few days later I received an email scheduling me for a group interview. The group interview was basically simple questions like why did you chose the gap and what about the gap do you like... Some advice: answer as many questions as you can, put yourself out there because it is competition between you and about 7 other candidates. The best question you can ask the interviewer is " what is the ideal candidate?"

Negotiation Details – There wasn't any negotiation, I had to email them after a week and a half to make sure they did not forget about me.

Interview Details – Applied online; went through online process of questions. All of the online questions were common sense. I got a call a few MONTHS later, and luckily i was unemployed. I was invited to an interview. The interviewer was not really into it, and lazily read off of a list of questions from a Gap corporate printout. They were pretty basic-- "What would you do if X," "What's your experience with Y,"... I made sure to be detailed with my question, and just made sure to talk to her like i was having a conversation. I brought up examples and stories. I was polite and maintained eye contact, but not TOO much eye contact. The manager thanked me and told me that the stock manager would be giving me a call to follow up. The stock manager did call me back in the evening and went over the same questions, and was pretty much just gauging my personality. Again, just be yourself, be bubbly and soulful. I think this Gap was desperate for workers though.

Negotiation Details – I asked for 9 per hour but she told me i could only start at 8.25, and that you can get one raise per year.

Interview Details – I was interviewed with a group of people who were mostly highly qualified. The experience was pretty intimidating. However, this kind of interview allows you to buy more time in order to answer the questions better. The last part was to choose clothing items for head to toe to create a signature outfit that represents yourself and its purpose (i.e. date, hanging out with friends, concert, clubbing, barhopping etc)

Interview Details – One of the most important things when interviewing for any job, even a stock position at a retail store, is to dress like you mean business.
My interview process started by having a friend who worked there give me an introduction. Telling the manager who I was, what I was like, and explaining my qualifications. Then I described myself in more detail, told her my ambitions, and explained my reason for wanting to work at The Gap. She asked me various questions about myself to follow up, alot of personal questions to gauge what kind of person I was. Honest answers seem to work best.

Negotiation Details – Very brief. It was more of a "I'll hire you at this wage." At the time I was unsure what starting wages should be for a position like that, and had no clue how to negotiate.

Interview Details – Got a call a day after I applied online to come in for an interview. Ended up being a group interview of about 5 other people. Lasted about an hour, had to introduce ourselves and asked basic interview questions. Make sure you stand out and talk but don't talk too much. Try to show them who you are. At the end of the interview the manager let the people that didn't get the job go home and told us we had the job if we passed the background check. Passed the background check a week later and came in for orientation a couple days after that.

Negotiation Details – Didn't know what the pay was until I got paid.