I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Abercrombie & Fitch (Columbus, OH) in Feb 2025
Interview
I want to preface this by saying that this program is extremely competitive, and the process is lengthy. If you don’t hear back for a month before the next interview, do not get discouraged. Here’s a breakdown of the interview process:
Round 1: HireVue with 5 questions.
Round 2: Two 30-minute interviews: one with HR and one with someone from the department you're applying for.
Round 3: Maki Math Assessment + Patterning Project (for Merchants).
Round 4: Two 5-hour interview days. The first day is dedicated to discussing the role and asking questions. The second day consists of three 45-minute back-to-back interviews: one with HR and two with directors in the role you're applying for. There is also a math assessment to complete within HR.
Overall, this process was long and draining. I was very excited for the role, gave it my all, but unfortunately, I didn't receive an offer after the final round, which included flying you out to home office of Columbus, Ohio
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why Merchandising?
2. Why did you pick your university?
3. Why Abercrombie?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Abercrombie & Fitch in Mar 2025
Interview
I submitted my application for the Merchandising LDP Internship (résumé and cover letter).
The following day, they contacted me to say they liked what they saw and would like to proceed with the interview process. I'm at this first round right now. They said that I will hear back in one to two weeks. But basically, the first round of the process has two components that they have you complete within the 72 hours they sent you the email. The Maki Assessment and My Harver (prerecorded video) interview.
The Maki Assessment pretty much tested your analytical side. You get 12 minutes to answer as many questions as you can. You don't need to study prior to this assessment. It was nerve-racking for me just cause I haven't done that in a hot minute. My Harver interview you should prepare beforehand. It was 4 questions, and for each question, you have 30 seconds to review the question and 2 minutes to answer. There are no retakes of the videos, so be sure to know what to say.
Good luck!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My Harver questions they asked me:
1. Name, year, university, and major
2. Which LDP do you want to be a part of, and why
3. Your proudest accomplishment
4. Where do you see yourself in the first 3-5 years and beyond that
I applied online. I interviewed at Abercrombie & Fitch
Interview
1st is remote HireVue interview where you answer questions followed by 2 30 minute interviews with an HR member and someone from your potential LDP. After this you will be sent a math assessment on Maki and then have 3 more interviews.
Leadership Development Program - Merchandising applicants have rated the interview process at Abercrombie & Fitch with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Leadership Development Program - Merchandising roles take an average of 53 days to get hired, when considering 16 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 Leadership Development Program - Merchandising according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Presentation: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Group panel interview: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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