I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Madewell in Jan 2016
Interview
I saw the store was hiring online but went in and confirmed they were still in the hiring process. Once I knew they were, I applied online. After about a week, I received a call for an interview, which took place almost a week after that. I first interviewed with the hiring manager and interviewed with the store director about a week after that. Interview questions were standard for retail, but you should know about the company and their products before you interview. In both of my interviews I was asked to describe the typical Madewell shopper - which appears to be a very commonly asked question for them. If you're in a city/town that has a J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, or perhaps even both, you want to make sure that your answers stand out because preference seems to be given to those wanting to transfer from those stores (J.Crew is Madewell's parent company). Two days after interviewing with the store director, I was offered the position. The entire process took about 4 weeks.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Madewell (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2016
Interview
Interviewer was very nice and asked a lot of the basic questions, but said that she would call me in a week or so to let me know if i got it or not. she never called.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you handled bad retail situations in the past?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Madewell (New York, NY) in Aug 2016
Interview
Applied online, got called not even a day after, interviewed at Madewell. The interview wasn't as formal as I thought. It was really laid back and the hiring manager was very friendly. She explained a lot about the position I was applying for and was very accommodating as this was going to be my first retail experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Madewell in Jun 2016
Interview
I applied online and, a week later, got a call to come in for an interview. I went in and they had me interview with someone who I believe was just a normal sales associate(?). She asked me easy questions about retail experience and why I believed in the Madewell brand. Then I interviewed with the manager and she asked me basically the same questions. She also explained the position I applied for; sales support and sales associate are different, with sales support being the position I intended to apply for. Sales Associate is more of a stylist/coordinator position. They were super friendly and told me they would call by the end of the following week. Less than a week later, they called to offer me the position.
