I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's (New York, NY) in Oct 2015
Interview
Early rounds were quite easy. The interviewers (campus recruiters) were extremely nice and relatable. They were genuinely interested in getting to know you. The final round interviews lasted over two days. It included testing, hour interviews and a shadowing experience. It might have just been my specific interviewer, but the employees I met were not as enthusiastic and genuine as the campus recruiters.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's (New Orleans, LA) in Nov 2020
Interview
Process was quick and consisted of a phone interview, a online questionnaire, a video conference call, followed by the in person interview. The in person interview was very long - it starts early in the morning and lasted until the evening. A full day of activities and interviews. Overall, employees were nice and easy to talk to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you faced conflict within a group
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's
Interview
After applying online, I took a short logic assessment, then was invited to interview over video. It was two back to back 30 min interviews. One was with a recruiter and one was with someone in the program. Both were very nice and friendly. Mainly behavioral questions, and some situational questions having to do with fashion trends.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you present data in layman's terms, to someone who doesn't know what you're talking about?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bloomingdale's in May 2019
Interview
Four interviews. The first was on skype with a recruiter who found me on LinkedIn. Then another skype interview with someone who was involved with the EDP program. Then two skype interviews on the same day with HR staff of the store I was hired at.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomingdales? What is our company about, in your mind?
Executive Development Program applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomingdale's with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Executive Development Program roles take an average of 48 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomingdale's overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomingdale's as a Executive Development Program according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
IQ intelligence test: 19%
Personality test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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