Manager In Training applicants have rated the interview process at Abercrombie & Fitch with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager In Training roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 86 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Abercrombie & Fitch overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Abercrombie & Fitch as a Manager In Training according to 86 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 59%
Background check: 15%
Drug test: 9%
Phone interview: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Skills test: 1%
Personality test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Abercrombie & Fitch (Austin, TX) in Apr 2009
Interview
I went to a college career fair. I talked to a city recruiter for A&F and after talking to her for a while I had the first interview scheduled for the day after I met her. I met with the recruiter at the store and the interview was conducted. The interview was very structured, there where no questions that were asked that weren't on her list of questions. There were diversity questions, and situational questions. She wrote down my answers to review it at a later time. The interview lasted about an hour. She was really friendly and talked a lot about the different career paths at A&F. She made sure to state that most people that work at A&F started as MIT's (Manager in Training). I received a call about a week later to set up a second interview. The second interview was with the district manager. At the second interview the district manager did most of the talking and it only lasted about 20 minutes. There were really no questions it was more like an informal meeting between two people. I received a job offer about 3 days later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you been in a situation where you've had to work with people of different diversities? How did you deal with getting a project completed?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Abercrombie & Fitch (Causeway Bay) in Oct 2024
Interview
The interview process took 3 rounds, first speaking with the Store Manager, then the General Manager and finally the District Manager.
I had a pleasant experience during the interview process in the first 2 rounds. The interactions with GM in particular were great, with him assisting me to follow up on the application process throughout and he was very friendly. Initial interview was a group-type interview, with me and another candidate taking turns to answer the same questions which were read out from an interview form.
The final interview was not as pleasant. I was kept waiting for a substantial period of time (around 30 mins or more). Throughout the interview, there was also a lack of eye contact and attention given to the candidate. Interviewer offered an explanation that it was due to typing down the information, but it still felt inappropriate and disrespectful to the applicant.
Despite the role being a Manager-in-Training position that I understood to allow cross-industry transition with relevant training provided, the last interviewer focused mainly on my lack of experience in the retail industry as a potentially disqualifying factor.
Toward the end of the interview, I was asked if I would consider working as a Part-time Sales Associate as an alternative, which I understood to be an hourly-rated part-time role. I felt this question was inappropriate as it was irrelevant to the type of role I had applied for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you be willing to consider taking on a role as a Part-time Sales Associate?
The interview was pretty relaxing and it was group interview that everyone talked about their feelings about one question. Then they will check about your working situation and give you answers about some time.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Abercrombie & Fitch (Barcelona)
Interview
Una entrevista por telefono y despues una en persona con preguntas tipicas de experiencia en el área de la moda, atención al cliente y experiencias de como resolver situaciones de clientes insatisfechos
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Una situación donde le haya tocado resolver una situación con un cliente insatisfecho? y como lo resolvio? cual fue el resultado final