I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Macy's (San Jose, CA) in May 2015
Interview
- applied online and a couple days later, I got an email to schedule a interview through their website
- 2 interviews (first with store manager, second with brand manger)
- each interview was about 30-40 minutes long
- interview was easy - moderate, depending on your experiences with retail jobs
- make sure you know about their company and how you're going to sell their products
- they asked your basic retail associate questions
- managers were nice and easy to talk to
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Macy's?
How do you get a customer to sign up for a Macy's credit card?
Very unorganized interview process, by the time they got back to me I already accepted another offer. I don’t even think they knew I was suppose to have an interview that day. Confusion from start to finish
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Macy's (Redondo Beach, CA)
Interview
the interview was straightforward and the manager was very friendly and professional. The interview was also very long and thorough. I would come extra prepared and with a highly professional attitude.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Macy's (New York, NY) in Oct 2023
Interview
personality questionnaire with application...then maybe you'll be offered the virtual and in person interview...the virtual took about 30-40 min.s. 4 questions total. the in- person was really smooth and laid back, good energy
Beauty Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Macy's with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Beauty Advisor roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 332 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macy's overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macy's as a Beauty Advisor according to 332 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Personality test: 13%
Phone interview: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 2%
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