I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Macy's (New York, NY) in May 2011
Interview
I talked to someone at a career fair and they told me to apply online. I then was invited to a few jnformational sessions where they chose the interview candidates. I had a two part interview in my college town and then found out a few weeks later that I was invited to the on site interview in NYC. The interview was very simikar ti the first one, just longer. There was two one on one interviews with normal behavioral based questions and then questions based on the assesments we took. The rest was group presentations and group strategy sessiins. It seemed like the culture was a lot of fun. They were very serioux about being yourself and not being fake.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Macy's (Pittsburgh, PA) in Oct 2011
Interview
I was referred to Macys HR for the EDP Store Manager Track. I was given a call by one of the HR recruiters who asked me several behavorial questions. After that my second interview was with another HR recruiter who asked the same set of behavorial questions. He was quite dry. Even though I felt the interview went well, I was told I would hear something within 2 weeks. It was a month before I heard anything and that was because I reached out to them.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Macy's in Mar 2011
Interview
I found the position I was interested in through my university's career center within the business school. I attended several information sessions, career fairs and panels the Macy's recruiters attended in order to gather information on the company, if it was something i was interested in as well as making a name for myself. The first interview was held on campus and was a behavioral interview as well as basic interview. After first interview I was invited to go to NYC for an over night interview consisting of information sessions, personal presentations, group presentations as well as one on one interviews. The best advice is to be yourself, show your interest in the retail and do a lot of research on the company.