I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Uniqlo (New York, NY) in Nov 2012
Interview
Initially went through WorkForce1 recruitment (I found through craigslist), a week later received an email from recruiter to move forward and apply online. After a day or so an HR employee from UNIQLO emailed me and invited me for an interview. Hurricane Sandy messed up the week of the interview so they rescheduled and were very accommodating when I needed to change days.
Showed up to the 5th ave store and waited in break room. Then a manager took us out of the store around the corner to a basement UNIQLO space. They had us fill out applications, interviewed 3 of us at a time. Had us go back to our seats. Walked some
people out. Then called the remaining people up for one on one interviews. Walked some more people out. Called myself and 2 others out into the hall and offered us the position!
The questions were very easy and basic: Tell me about yourself, what is good customer service, tell me about a time you had conflict, etc...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could be any animal, which one would you be....
I got a phone call from the Talent Acquisition staff. Asked basic question about the company and availability. After the phone screening, I got a one on one interview with Store Manager.
Group interview taking turns answering given questions. Group number is 3 and you will talk to the manager and assistant manager. First you fill out a form giving available days and what hours you wish to work.
The interview took place in a hotel conference room with many other candidates. Asked us 2 super simple questions and to work in teams. Afterwards, some candidates got an interview with the HR department. They were asking each one of us the same question ( there are 2 more people with me). Overall, it wasn't the worst interview; they do not take their time to actually get to know you as a person and do not want to give you an opportunity to work part-time, because you might decide to leave to pursue your career in a year or two which I don't think is fair.