I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sephora (Santa Ana, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I started with a one on one interview (rare) it was very easy going. Then, had to do a "demo" with three other girls for the second interview to see how I interacted with the clients. Basic interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Sephora?
What do I do in my free time?
What are my hobbies?
How would I deal with a difficult customer?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Sephora (Irvington, NY) in Feb 2016
Interview
I've gone through 3 one on one interviews. I feel they dragged out the entire process, and it felt like I was about to become a manager for all the hassle. Just when I thought so far so good, they called me back again for a demo interview. Which is basically role play where I bring in a model and act like she's a customer and I do the whole sales pitch make up routine on her. It was a bit nerve racking since I had to go around the whole store and pick out makeup to use on my model. I barely even know the store so it felt like super market sweep.
I just wish they did the demo interview in the beginning to weed out prospective employees and then work on to the one on one interviews towards the end.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Sephora (Palo Alto, CA)
Interview
I went through two interviews, both extremely standard for any retail company. I was asked about previous work experience, what drew me to Sephora, why I felt I would be a good fit for the store and the company, and what my short term and long term goals were with the company and my career in general.