I applied through college or university. I interviewed at American Eagle Outfitters
Interview
You meet with a few different merchants at all levels where they get to know you, your thinking process and any relative experience you may have. They’re curious to hear about what trend you think AE is currently missing and hear why you think they should add this.
I applied online. I interviewed at American Eagle Outfitters (Pittsburgh, PA) in Sep 2025
Interview
They make you jump through hoops in the interview process then they ghost you. It’d be nice to have feedback and consideration for your candidates. We invest a lot of time and effort into tests and interview projects.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at American Eagle Outfitters (Pittsburgh, PA) in Nov 2018
Interview
Went through 2 rounds of interviews: first was after the career fair and then I was passed a retail math test I needed to pass and then I was extended the formal final round interview. The formal round interview was in person at the Pittsburgh office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What my opinion was on the current assortment and white space in the assortment
Assistant Merchant applicants have rated the interview process at American Eagle Outfitters with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Merchant roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American Eagle Outfitters overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at American Eagle Outfitters as a Assistant Merchant according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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