Assistant Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Kate Spade New York with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Store Manager roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kate Spade New York overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kate Spade New York as a Assistant Store Manager according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 39%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kate Spade New York in Aug 2014
Interview
I applied online, and went into the store to meet the store manager personally. She immediately set up a date for an interview within a few minutes.
During my interview she took me to the Starbucks in the mall and bought me a coffee. Our conversations were pleasant and amicable. A typical retail interview about experience, coaching, opportunities, etc. My interview lasted an hour.
After the interview she told me she was following up with the district manager, who was new to the area and her position. She was supposed to meet her in three days. By chance, four days later, I happened to run into the store manager in the parking lot and chatted with her. The DM never showed up and she's still waiting to hear from her. Another week and a half goes by. As I worked in the mall already, I went in the store to follow up again. Once again I got told she's waiting for the DM to respond. Five more days go by and the SM calls me saying that they were moving forward with second interviews for two candidates: one internal, and one external with a lot of store manager experience.
I just found the whole experience to be frustrating. Retail hiring processes tend to move a little faster and I don't understand why I wasn't given the thanks but no thanks earlier considering I obviously did not have a chance (I have no SM experience).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing out of the ordinary for retail management interviews.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kate Spade New York (Philadelphia, PA) in Mar 2020
Interview
The initial interview was a panel of two store managers from local stores. It was about 30 minutes long with general questions about my past experiences, favorite areas of operations within retail and why I chose Kate Spade to apply to.
I then had a video interview with the District Manager of the area and gave her a mini recap of my resume, she went further into the role and what she is looking for and asked about my knowledge of outlet management and the area in which the store will be located.
I received a phone call the very next day with an offer and emailed the offer letter later that day. The process overall was about 2 and a half weeks long and training to start soon afterwards.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kate Spade New York (McLean, VA) in Sep 2018
Interview
I applied online. The entire process took about 3 weeks. First had a phone interview with the store manager, an in person interview with store manager, then a FaceTime interview with the regional manager. Both managers promised to follow up, yet reneged, in spite of me following up several times. Makes me glad they didn’t offer me the job, as it’s apparent they’re not the type of company I’d want to work for.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a particular instance where you had to discipline an employee.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Kate Spade New York
Interview
Was contacted by a recruiter I knew. Met the DM for coffee. The recruiter called me saying they wanted to discuss salary and we set a time but she never called me back. Unprofessional.