I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Forever 21 (Modesto, CA) in Jun 2011
Interview
I was job searching online, when I discovered the the Forever 21 in our mall was being remodeled and was going to have a job fair lasting 3 days from 10am-4pm. I decided I would go since I have never had an interview before and figured I might have a good chance. I printed out my resume and application and filled it out before going. I went on the first day of interview and I got there about an hour ahead of time, so I was the very first new person to get interviewed. First, they started interviewing re-hires, which took about 30 minutes; then they finally called me over. It was a one on one interview, but there were about three other interviews going on across the table at the same time. She asked me 3 questions and that was it. The interview couldn't have been any more than 5 minutes and the woman interviewing me had a straight face the whole time. I couldn't tell if she was negative or positive on my performance. I decided to go the extra mile and come back on the last day of interviews with a follow-up/thank you letter. I waited for all the people to be gone and went up to the woman who interviewed me, introduced myself, handed her the letter, thanked her again, and walked away. I was so confident that I had this job in the bag, but I never got a call.
It was an in-person interview. It was very easy, and a standard retail interview. lasted around 10 minutes. The manager asked some scenario questions but overall, the questions were pretty straightforward.
It was a casual group interview. I sat down with a manager and another girl who was applying. They just asked a few standard questions about us and our experience.
Interviewer did not seem very experienced. He was rushing the interview and only asked general questions such as where do you see yourself in 10 years… for an entry level job.
