I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gap in Aug 2018
Interview
Submitted resume online, took math test/personality test, the phone interview for 30 minutes.
The interviewer was an alumni of the program who works at GAP and runs a fashion/travel blog. She was late for the phone interview but didn’t apologize or mention it. She asked basic behavioral questions and a business case question. She said she’d get back to me in a week.
A week passed and she sent an email saying I made it to the next round. Then she sent another email that was hastily written, she didn’t even take the time to write my name! That second email said to disregard the previous email stating that I had advanced to the next round. It was a mistake. No apologies from her or any sign of concern or remorse for her mistake.
The recruiter was extremely unprofessional and tardy. I’ve washed my hands of GAP and will never apply again because of their lack of concern for applicants time and their careless behavior.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Gap (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
Applied online (found the program through a list of rotational programs online). A few days later I had an online test (math, reasoning, and culture, etc.).
After you pass that test, you set up a phone interview (30 mins, behavioral questions about your resume, leadership, etc. and the classic question of if you had X amount of coats how would you figure out how to distribute them to stores). You will find out at the end of that call if you make it to the next round.
You then make a presentation on a hypothetical new brand for the company, do financial statements, marketing docs, etc. 15 slide deck that will have lots of follow up questions on how you came to these conclusions, etc. (1 week to do the project, they say spend 10ish hours, but I doubled that easily). Find out a week or 2 later if you make the next round.
Fly out to SF for a weekend with 30 other people. A group interview case study with three others that are observed by four people. Also 2 45 min interviews with behavioral questions and your presentation. I was not asked any questions about the retail industry or Gap Inc brands financials and performance. Very hard behavioral questions and questions that make you question how good your project is. Everyone else at the interview is extremely qualified (Ivy League and incredibly well dressed, do not wear suits. Most people wore business casual, but some wore jeans.)
Find out 1-2 weeks later if you are hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would someone buy your brand over another Gap brand?
How would you present this project to the CEO in 30 seconds?
Gap’s recruiting process is extremely lengthy and unnecessary - they start with a really long assessment. Then first round is a phone screen - the lady was very nice for the phone screen. For round two, they make you do a project where you create your own brand. I spent hours on my project but my interviewer did not seem impressed or seemed to care. She was very rude. Last round, which I didn’t get, is assessment day at their headquarters.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your brand project set you apart from other candidates?