I interviewed at Urban Outfitters (Philadelphia, PA)
Interview
Very simple interview, harder to interview as a stylist in UO that it was for this role at home office. Basically they wanted to know how badly I wanted it.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Urban Outfitters (Philadelphia, PA) in Jun 2025
Interview
Was smooth. The HR recruiter was so responsive, informative, and kind. Was scheduled for the main interview with the team within a week. Didn’t end up getting the job but it was a great interview with relevant questions and a fun team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s one thing UO does right? And one thing UO could improve on.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Urban Outfitters
Interview
Don't waste your time. Went through 6 interviews for an entry level assistant buyer position with the addition of completing a trend board project only to not receive an offer. Throughout the whole interview process I was continuously receiving positive feedback; saying I would thrive at Urban, would fit in great with the team, no reservations moving forward with me. When going over my project, the manager was writing down notes from it. When I received the rejection email and asked for feedback all I got was that I did not sound excited enough about the department I was interviewing for. I was then offered to interview for Anthropologie and turned it down. I was not going to go through the same rigorous process to give them a free trend board and not receive an offer again. When doing the trend board project my recruiter was giving me feedback and told me not to include something and then was asked why I didn't include it by the interviewer. RUN
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you keep customers coming to Urban versus ordering off sites like Amazon?
Assistant Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at Urban Outfitters with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 18% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Buyer roles take an average of 72 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Urban Outfitters overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Urban Outfitters as a Assistant Buyer according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 27%
Background check: 15%
Presentation: 12%
Other: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
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