I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Macy's (Clearwater, FL) in Oct 2011
Interview
I applied online via snagajob.com for a FULL TIME Retail Sales position. I got an email to interview for a FULL TIME Retail Sales position. I went to the interview and was interviewed not for full time, but for flex time/temporary Retail Sales. The interview went well until the interviewer told me that I was not interviewing for full time but for seasonal. Everything about the application and interview scheduling process said full time in black and white. No mention of seasonal sales. I went back and confirmed this before posting this review. There is even a separate application for seasonal work that I did not apply for. The interview went well overall despite the difference noted above. Basic questions about "Why Macy's?", "Example of good customer service given or received.", "How would you sell a product to a customer?". It lasted about 15-20 minutes. My only complaint is the dishonesty in the initial job posting. If you want seasonal, I have no problem working seasonal, but make that clear upfront before the application process begins. Too many people are unemployed and in need of work to be fooling around like this.
The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Macy's (Pleasanton, CA) in Sep 2009
Interview
I applied online for a job at Macy's. A few days later I got a call from the manager in the Junior's department and was asked to come in the next morning for an interview. She asked me about my previous jobs, why I wanted to work at Macy's and a few, If I had ever been responsible for meeting a sales goal, etc. She then requested that I come in the following day to meet with the manager in another department. The next day I met with the Women's Ready to Wear manager and she asked me the same questions, as well as a few others. A few minuets and I returned home she called and offered me the job.
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Question 1
Tell Me about a time you had to deal with a disgruntled customer/ What did you do to handle the situation?
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Macy's in Jun 2011
Interview
The interview was a one on one interview. I applied online and received an e-mail to schedule an interview. I showed up at my interview ten minutes early. The interview did not start at the time that I scheduled. I had to wait awhile before I interviewed with someone. During the interview, some topics that were discussed are availability, as well as what Macy's as a company was all about. My interviewer was easy to talk to. Due to the days that I was available, no job offer was made, but they will keep me in mind if any on-call positions are available. I am not expecting to get an offer, but I thought the interview process was a good experience to get to know what the company is about.