I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Express (Columbus, OH) in Mar 2015
Interview
First, is about a 15-20 minute phone screen. Following the phone screen you will be asked to come to the home office for an in person interview. During this interview I met with a member of HR and then 3 employees within merchandising. Following this interview I had one final round via Skype in order to meet the members of the team in which I would be working with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your past experiences. Where do you look to for inspiration? If you had to choose a new brand ambassador who would it be and why? What are current and future trends?
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Express (Columbus, OH) in Mar 2014
Interview
I applied online which was followed up with a phone call from HR. They then brought me in to the home office to meet with various merchants (3-4) for about 30 minutes at a time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What designers inspire you?
What classes were most difficult for you and how to you approach that difficulty?
What classes did you enjoy and why?
Merchandising applicants have rated the interview process at Express with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Merchandising roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Express overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Express as a Merchandising according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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