I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Gap (New York, NY) in Nov 2013
Interview
Applied by company website. Took 3-5 days to contact me for an interview. Asked basic question like why gap are you creative? They then hired me on the spot.
Other Visual Merchandiser Interview Reviews for Gap
I applied online. I interviewed at Gap (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2025
Interview
Very straightforward process and great recruiter. Decent timelines as far as follow ups went! Good quexstions and genuine interest in you as a person and your backround! The recruiter did a great job at explaining the overall process on our inital call and my first interview was scheduled within two days!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something that you felt is misunderstood about you in the workplace?
easy to moderate- typical questions on my past experience to other retail places. Interviewed with sales lead and store manager. Walked thru store to get a feel of what the job would entail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What has been your last experiece as a visual merchandiser?
I applied online. I interviewed at Gap (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2021
Interview
Quick and easy. Show previous experience with your portfolio. Interview with the assistant store manager and the store manager. At my Interview there was a visual manager from a near by store.
Visual Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at Gap with 1.9 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 70.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Visual Merchandiser roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Gap overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Gap as a Visual Merchandiser according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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