I applied in-person. I interviewed at Bed Bath & Beyond in Nov 2012
Interview
Job fair for new store. Hired triple the amount of people they were going to keep and during the two week opening process if you didn't make an impression with at least half of the six managers you weren't staying.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bed Bath & Beyond (Utica, MI) in May 2013
Interview
Applied online and was called for an interview. First I was given an application to fill out. Then I interviewed with the HR manager.
The interviewer displayed very little eye contact or interest from the beginning. A majority of the time he was describing the details of the job. (customer service/ ordering/ inventory/ climbing ladders)
I was not asked many questions. Most were extremely basic for a management position. Are you ok climbing ladders? do you have a problem with ordering items daily?
One question was on my knowledge of the company which I had researched before the interview. I was also asked to describe my experience. There were zero personality questions which I found strange having 10 years experience personally doing interviews and hiring.
I left the interview feeling like BBB was a terribly unhappy place to work. 2 weeks later I had a letter in the mail stating that they were not interested.