Target General Merchandise Associate interview questions
Updated May 18, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 4%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
43 interviews
Target interviews FAQs
- General Merchandise Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Target with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for General Merchandise Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 43 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Target overall takes an average of 14 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Target as a General Merchandise Associate according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 3%
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