Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at L.L. Bean with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Merchandiser roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at L.L. Bean overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at L.L. Bean as a Merchandiser according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at L.L. Bean (South Freeport, ME) in Jun 2015
Interview
Phone interview with HR recruiter...phone interview with hiring manager. Flown out to Freeport for an all day panelist format interview. Interviewed with 2-3 people every hour....the panelists consisted of all or a sampling of the team you would be working with. Be prepared to answer how you would fit into the LL Bean culture.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at L.L. Bean
Interview
The interview itself was very professionally conducted, and refreshingly friendly. The glitch came with, at the very beginning, I was told the position had pivoted and the responsibilities changed. We continued with the interview, although I was no longer a strong candidate because I did not have relevant experience. This should have been revealed before the interview started so that I could have prepared and possibly canceled the interview.
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Question 1
How is your day (I don't recall, this was a few years ago)
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at L.L. Bean
Interview
I took part in a hiring site interview process which I hadn't ever done before but it was actually quite fun. The people that I met throughout the process where friendly and sweet. The pre interview took place here then we got call backs to come to a group interview. E group interview was very relaxed and fun but a little stressful when it came to everyone having to answer he same questions.