I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Target (Houston, TX) in Dec 2012
Interview
I filled out the online application and it took a little over a week before I got a call from someone wanting to schedule an over the phone interview. He double checked my open availability and then set up a time I could expect a call. He set it for ten am, but said it could be as late as 12, and asked if I could keep a two hour window open, in case anything happened. On the day I was supposed to get the call, I didn't get it until 1130 because they were having technical difficulties. The phone interview only lasted about 15 minutes. It was very basic questions (I'll list all the ones I remember below) and I was asked to come in for a face to face that day. I came in and had to take a short assessment quiz, and then watch a very short video about Target and what they expect from their "team members". Afterwords I had my face to face interview. The woman interviewing me was very sweet and friendly, just like the other two people I had spoken with, she asked me very basic questions, had me sign a paper agreeing to my open availability, and offered me the job. The next step is talking to the HR manager who takes care of all those details. Some more paperwork, discussion of your wages and hours, and then you're sent to take a drug test at another place,and now I'm just waiting to start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Here are all the questions I remember.
From the phone interview:
Why do you want to work at Target?
Give me an example of a time you worked together as a team to accomplish a goal.
Tell me about a time you had to do more than one thing at once and how did you handle it.
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Give me an example of a time that you surprised someone with your exceptional customer service skills.
At the face to face interview:
Why Target?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
If a customer is looking for a pair of shoes, but we do not have their size on the shelf what would you do?
A customer comes threw your line and an item rings up 19.99 but they swear it was only 17.99, what do you do?
She also asked me why I left my previous employer.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Target (Nampa, ID) in Dec 2012
Interview
I was called and then offered a phone interview which I took. The phone interview lasted less than 30 minutes and I felt I had done a terrible job. The interviewer was very nice though. She said I would probably hear back within 2-5 days. I called back because I forgot to ask for her email address so I could send a thank you email. After I called her about the email address I was called 10 minutes later about another lady asking to set up an actual interview the next day. I went in today for the interview about an hour early because I had to finish my second assessment and then went in for my interview. The interview went really well and I was offered the job on the spot. Then I just had to go to another location and take a drug test. The question were pretty basic and I just looked up questions asked on this site and that was what was asked in the interview. It was a pretty easy process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you made a mistake and what did you do?